Mind Revolution

We’re social creatures, and we have an innate need to connect with others. But did you ever notice that one of the ways many people connect with others is through complaining? Girlfriends like to get together and gripe about their husbands. Golf buddies complain about work and business. The elderly complain about aches and pains. Parents complain about their difficult children.    Social complaining is an easy trap to fall into.   It’s a trap because falling into complaining focuses the mind on...you guessed it. The negative. And you know what happens when you focus on something. You get more of it!    Complaining is really just self-sabotage.    The act of complaining is detrimental in many ways. It focuses the mind on the negative, reinforcing those negative neural networks. Focusing on problems just strengthens our negativity bias, which stems from the most primitive part of our brain, activating the fight-flight response and all the bodily responses that come with that -- increased blood pressure, increas