STOP COMPLAINING AND START LIVING

“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” – Tecumseh

There is a question I sometimes sit with in the quiet moments before dawn: If I knew I had one year left to live, what would I change about the way I am living now? Each time I ask it, the answer comes gently and clearly—nothing. That clarity did not come from a life without challenges. It came from a conscious choice about how I meet them. I listen to so many voices filled with complaint—about jobs, politics, family, friends, finances, even the weather. And when the complaints pause, worry rushes in to take their place. I understand it. Life can be heavy. But I also know this truth deep in my bones: complaining is not action. Worry is not action. They do not heal, build, or transform anything. They simply drain the precious moments we are given. I could find reasons to complain if I wanted to. I could rehearse worries and call them concern. But I choose differently. Gratitude is not denial of difficulty—it is devotion to life. It is choosing presence over paralysis, appreciation over resignation.

Dear Angels, how do we shift out of complaining and worrying when it feels like that is all we know how to do?

Dear Ones, complaining and worrying arise when the mind forgets its connection to the soul. They are habits, not truths. When you complain, you are focusing on what feels lacking. When you worry, you are imagining a future without remembering that you are never alone within it. We invite you to pause and ask a different question—not “What is wrong?” but “What is alive here?” Gratitude does not require perfection; it requires awareness. There is always breath. There is always a moment. There is always a choice. When you feel tempted to complain, place your hand on your heart and name one thing you are grateful for in this moment. This is not spiritual bypassing—it is spiritual grounding. Gratitude shifts energy into motion. It opens the door for solutions, inspiration, and peace to enter. You are not here to endure life. You are here to participate in it. Each moment you choose gratitude, you affirm your willingness to live fully, lovingly, and consciously.

Angels Whisper: Gratitude is not something you wait to feel—it is something you choose, and in choosing it, you change everything.

Today, I promise to choose stillness over complaining and choose love over worry.

Teri Angel is a Happiness Coach, energy healer, best-selling author, spiritual teacher and mentor, and a motivational speaker. Teri is an International Peace Ambassador and the founder of a nonprofit organization, Angelspeakers Inc., which offers educational workshops and events centered around environmental awareness to include animals and nature, peace advocacy opportunities and ancient wisdom teachings. Teri’s movement “Peas For Peace” involves strengthening our awareness of the oneness of all, unifying mankind through compassion, peace, love and joy. She was named "She Who Blesses the Sacred Land" during the Peace On Earth Tour and embraces that title with loving grace.  www.angelspeakers.com

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