Debbie Downer

I ended 2009 playing on Facebook. If that’s not a catalyst for change, I don’t know what is…. Oh, well. I ran across an app that showed a summary of my status updates over the past year. I had actually forgotten about writing the majority of them. That led me to look back at my profile; take a little trip down memory lane, if you will. Not a pretty sight. I saw updates about my children, my husband, our finances, relationships, the weather, my life, all cleverly disguised complaints in one way or another. Some of them valid, some of them an attempt to change certain situations without actually stepping up and speaking my mind, but it was unsettling to say the least. From the outside looking in, I must seem like one miserable girl. I decided right then that I need to “detox” negativity out of my life.

Traci’s “Detox” Plan:

• Count my blessings. Literally. I’ve started a numbered list. It’s growing by the day.
• Let go of the toxic relationships I have in my life. I’m a little nervous about this one….but I’ve already started and can’t turn back now.
• Read “A Complaint Free World” (yay, Kindle! I have no excuse not buy it now!) and begin the 21-day challenge. I'm not wearing that rubber bracelet though. A rubber band will do just fine. ;-)
• Tell the people in my life that are responsible for things on my list in Step 1 how much I love and appreciate them. I don’t do it enough.
• Be accountable for and change the behaviors that cause negativity in my life, i.e. say what I mean and mean what I say. I dare say this could be the key.
• I should probably take a step back from Facebook for a while.
  
  This should be interesting.