Compliment, Not Complain

“No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t 

make it worse.” - Jeffrey R. Holland

“Every human has suffering, and some circumstances are truly terrible. It is possible, however, to go through trying times and not allow your misfortune to become your primary focus.

Instead of prolifically sharing the story of your sorrows, (which makes everyone unhappy), generously share the story of other people’s triumphs, which inspires everyone, even you, to carry burdens with more grace. 

This is a power we all have if we are just willing to use it.”

—Quote from CHOOSE HAPPY: BE THIS, NOT THAT

It is possible to go through trying times and not allow the story of your misfortune to become your primary focus. Those that do this inspire us all.



“People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be, not what you nag them to be.” —Scudder N. Parker