Whiner to winner in 21 days

Make a choice to take control of your emotions!

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who decided that every break and everyone was against him. So much bullying, neglect, criticism, and rejection came his way he decided to hide in a world of make-believe in his head. He always daydreamed about being brave, powerful, and admired. This escape could get him through the day, but in the end, all he could do was to whine about the real world and how unfair it was to him. 

The man this boy became was not much different. Until one day, he heard a group of men telling their story about how they had been incarcerated for many years each for crimes that they didn't commit.

They were exonerated by DNA testing. They weren't whining about their fate. They related that whining in prison is only exacerbating the situation. They had to take positive winning attitudes to overcome their adversity.

The man then and there at that moment said I have a different perspective now, Life is sometimes grossly unfair. He knew that it takes 21 days to establish a habit. For the next 21 days, he would not let a whining thought enter into his mind. 

The man is much more at ease with himself and the world. 

“Hell is a state of mind - ye never said a truer word. And every state of mind, left to itself, every shutting up of the creature within the dungeon of its own mind - is, in the end, Hell. But Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself. All that is fully real is Heavenly. For all that can be shaken will be shaken and only the unshakeable remains.”

― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce