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I have not made it 21
days. It is TOUGH! I have gotten up to 16 days
but have to keep starting over,
HOWEVER you don't have to get 21 days to
discover how much you change--in fact--you get
so it is difficult to be around those who
complain or whine all the time, and it becomes
more noticeable.
It's funny what happens when you are talking
with someone who is complaining and you don't
join in and respond. They keep pitching the
complaint using different wording trying to get
you to join them. When you don't, they sort of
just walk away, looking
confused....laughing....I have to say though, I
think it has made me less irritated when things
don't meet my expectations. I think it is
because I am searching for words and thoughts
that wouldn't be considered as complaining,
(like sarcasm--my personal favorite :-) and in
so doing, I have become what I think is more
tolerant.
My whole family has tried it. The first few days, we
had to quit talking, because moving our
bracelets and starting over was too irritating.
Since July, when we started, one has quit and
decided he wants to complain when he needs too;
one has decided that it can't be done and two of
us are still chipping away, day by day trying to
make it.
-Kim Martin |
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:: A Complaint-Free Way of Life |
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(NOTE:
I've begun writing a book about
this wonderful "Complaint-Free"
phenomenon. Below is an excerpt from
a chapter which gives some
background and other information.
You can click on the link at the end
to read the rest of the chapter at
our web site. I'll let you
know when the book is published.
-wrb)
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A while back, I was playing
racquetball with a friend. Catching
our breath between games, he asked,
“So how many purple bracelets have
you sent out?” “About 125,000,” I
responded; and then added, “so far.”
Taking a moment
for that to sink in, he sipped his
water and said, “125,000…that’s more
than the population of a good-sized
American city.” “Yeah,” I said still
trying to wrap my head around it
all. “And how long have you been at
it?” he asked. “Seven months,” I
replied.
“125,000 purple bracelets in seven
months,” he repeated shaking his
head in disbelief.
Adjusting his sweat bands and
replacing his goggles for our final
game of the day, my friend asked,
“how many times a day do you think
people complain?” “I dunno,” I said,
“all I know is that when I first
started trying to go 21 days without
complaining I was moving my own
bracelet about 20 times a day.” He
stood indicating he was ready to
continue playing. Grabbing his
racquet and giving it a few swings
to keep his shoulder limber, he
said, “do the math.” Wondering if
somehow I’d miscalculated the score
of our last game I asked, “What
math?”
“If you multiply 125,000 bracelets,” he said,
“times 20 complaints per day, times
7 months at 30 days each month you
get…well, its…well it’s a heck of a
lot! Think how many complaints have
NOT been made since this began.” I
stood a moment thinking about this
and then walked on the racquetball
court.
He entered the court, approached the serving line
and launched one of his “death in a
corner” serves. My mind was
preoccupied by his comment. I fanned
the ball. I just couldn’t stop
thinking about what my friend had
said and, ultimately, he won the
game. How much complaining,
criticism and gossip had this simple
idea helped prevent?
(continued.....)
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:: Quote |
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“It is a waste of time to be angry about
my disability. One has to get on with
life and I haven't done badly. People
won't have time for you if you are
always angry or complaining."
-Stephen Hawking
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:: NBC's "Today Show" to run story |
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 The
"Today Show" will be here in Kansas City for 3
days this week preparing a story for broadcast
possibly as early as next week.
Multi-awarding winning reporter and 35-
year veteran of NBC, George Lewis ,saw the
article about "The
Complaint-Free Phenomenon" in the
LA Times and thought this is an exciting
idea.
We'll send you an email as
to when the story will air. |
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:: Complaint Free Countries |
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We have
received requests for
purple bracelets from the following
countries (so far):
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United States |
Belgium |
South Africa |
Australia |
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Germany |
Ireland |
Canada |
Japan |
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Singapore |
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Number
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:: Where are my bracelets? |
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Because of the demand, right now,
it's taking us 3-5 weeks to ship.
We're doing everything we can and
hope to have the turnaround time cut
to 1-2 weeks shortly. Thank
you for your patience (and for not
complaining).
To order
purple complaint-free purple
bracelets, bumper stickers, t-shirts
OR to share a story or
comment, please click the "order"
button below...
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:: Donate |
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If you’d like to make a
donation to support this world-changing program,
you can click
here or send a check
payable to “Christ
Church Unity”
to:
Christ Church Unity
1000 NE Barry Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64155
This is about
raising consciousness; not raising money.
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Charianne Wright,
Shipping Coordinator
Tom Alyea,
Data Entry Coordinator
Bart Reese,
Fulfillment Coordinator
Gail McLelland,
Supplies Coordinator
Will Bowen,
Lead Minister
And DOZENS and DOZENS of committed volunteers!
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