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To Complain or Not To Complain that is the Question

The June 20, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum"  is
Are you a complainer or one of those people who doesn't let anyone know you're annoyed?

To complain or not to complain
That is the question
Is it better for the stomach
To speak up
To proclaim your annoyances to the world
To rant
To rave
To shout displeasure from the rooftops
To write letters to editors broadcasting your anger
Or to keep frustrations bottled inside
While you grumble mentally
Or mumble under your breath
Or sulk in a corner

The first thing I need to do is apologize to Shakespeare: "I am sorry, Mr. Shakespeare, I know you wrote 'To be, or not to be, that is the question:'1

Am I a complainer or do I keep my annoyances bottle up inside? I used to keep my annoyances and grips bottled up inside. I no longer do that because it is not healthy. I do no complain to people or broadcast my displeasure from the rooftops, but I do not keep them bottled up inside me. I write letters about them in my offline journal Writing My Spiritual Journal. I am not sure that complaining to other human beings does any good except piss them off and cause them to want to stick their interfering noses in my business. I do not mind people help when I ask for it, I just do not like it when people think they are helping by sticking their noses in my business when I do not ask for it. When the only thing I did was make the mistake of complaining to them about something that I could have handled myself if they had given me a chance or I had been smart enough to keep my big mouth shut about the problem. To prevent this I write my frustrations, annoyances, and paranoia out in an offline journal in the form of letters to dead people.

I am not a complainer
Past experience has taught me
To keep my big mouth shut
Unless I am disport
Unless I really need or want help

Thought of the Day: “Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.” ― Lou Holtz

Footnotes
1  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be