Most mornings as I sip my first cup of coffee I gradually wake up scrolling through my Facebook feed. Today I could not help but notice how many posts were negative observations and opinions about people, situations and various other things which were out of control of my complaining friends.
What struck me once again this morning was how we humans seem to gravitate toward listing the things that upset us, making much ado about the stuff of life that is out of our control.
Why is this practice so common? I imagine it’s due to a desire to be heard, seen and known and some posts certainly do attract a lot of attention, based on the number of “LIKES”, comments and shares that feed these posts.
What perplexes me is why anyone would want to be known for their complaining. Wouldn’t it be better to not write anything. . . not say anything, if we didn’t have something worthwhile to say?
When I think about how much time is spent on the inconsequential parts of life, the things that matter little or not at all, and if we actually used those moments to say or do something that mattered, maybe we’d be affecting one another in a positive and inspiring way.
Hmmmmm. . . I hope this story is not an example of making much ado about nothing.