Yesterday, I saw a challenge to go 7 days without complaining. It was explained that what you dwell on becomes your mindset ( in my own words).

Day 1

Today is day one, and I'm wondering what things I'm complaining about. It makes me more aware of what my mind dwells on. The idea is to restrain your thoughts to Thanksgiving or a positive point of view.

Complaining example: Ah, it's raining again, and it's warm. I'm so tired of this weather.

Thanksgiving: God, thank you for the rain. I'm glad I have a raincoat; please help me get through this warm day.

I used to write down three things I'm grateful for every day, but most of the time, it's hard to even think about something. With this challenge, I aim to cultivate a more positive, grateful perspective on my daily life, recognizing more things to be thankful for, even the smallest blessings.

Day 2

Today is the second day of not complaining. I complained as never before. Today, my friend and I went camping. We were riding since 6 a.m. and arrived at 15. 00 at where we are camping. Along the way, she complained about the traffic, but that wasn't my problem since I was sitting in the passenger seat. I can complain about giving her food, searching for music, etc., but I can't recall doing so.

We arrive, and it's time to put our tents up. Everything was going OK. But the ground was a little bit Rocky. For the small spikes, it worked. But for the longer 4. There was no place I could spike them completely or halfway down to the ground. I tried all four many times. Every time I tried more, I became more frustrated and started complaining. While complaining, I'm also trying to thank God that at least I could spike the more critical part of the tent. Without the Lord's help, I doubt this challenge of not complaining would have been successful. Positively reframing my mind is also less effective than bringing my frustration to the Lord. Let's see what day 3 will bring.

Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of not complaining. I realized it's hard. Today we went on a walking trip. We chose a route, and we went. But the weather wasn't the best, and my friend doesn't like rain. So she is constantly looking at the weather app, wishing for the sun.

I realized how hard it is not to complain when you are with someone who has already complained. It's hard to look at the situation more positively and to refrain from dwelling on your thoughts. It's also more noticeable that I'm complaining more often.

There were moments when I could have stayed indoors because of the rain, but thankfully, we didn't get wet. There were many occasions when I restrained my thoughts because they didn't make me happy due to the environment.

We had a nice trip. Honestly, it was nicer with the rain than without. I enjoyed the mountain air's freshness. The temperature was cold, but still bearable. Oh, and it hailed for about 5 minutes in the forest in July. I don't know if that is normal. Tomorrow is promising better weather. Let's see what tomorrow will bring.

Day 4

Yesterday was day 4 of my no-complaining week. It was a fantastic way to strip down a complaint.

Yesterday, we went for another walk at the Waterfall Trieberg and also visited the Trieberg State. After that, we came back to our campsite. Kids were running everywhere.

We chose a small campsite so we can be in nature and have a quiet week. When all the kids came, all our hope was lost. We stayed a while at the campsite, then left to watch the sunset. When we came back, it was quiet. My friend had hoped that the kids were gone. Around nine o'clock, the kids were back. Screaming, running between our tents. And they slept next to our tent. Around 23.00, they were still talking.

It was a day that I tried to stay positive.

This is how my 7 days of not complaining are going.

Day 5

Today, we are hiking in the streets of Germany. We went for a long walk in the Waterlucht, beautiful nature!

Today at the campsite, the kids started screaming around 5:30 in the morning. We were so happy when we saw they were leaving the campsite.

On this trip, we spent three days walking a lot. Today, the sun was also burning. There were many times to complain about the sun, my feet, my friend, and the long way.

We're going to finish the day at the swimming pool, so I need to buy a new towel. At the end, we went to a small sauna with an indoor swimming pool in the middle of the mountains. It was more affordable. How wonderful it would be to have a house in the mountains. The air is so fresh, and the view is so fantastic.

Day 6

Today is day six. The night was peaceful but very cold. But we still live.

Yesterday, on day five, a teenager caused a light switch to burn. The whole night, we didn't have warm water, a fridge, or light anywhere in the campsite. We were happy we showered at the sauna.

Around 10 o'clock, a bunch of kids came again. Will they stay the whole day? How can we possibly not comply when someone is complaining all day? I understand those complaints, and I do complain too, but I complain more because my friend also complains.

We had a chill day today. We went to Todtnau. There we visited the Hasenhorn Tobbogan run. The waiting time was long, I think over an hour, but we didn't complain about it. We enjoy the view while waiting. We also went to the Todtnau Bridge and the waterfall. The bridge was nice, but I didn't want it much due to my height phobia. The bridge was 120 m high, which is very high. The waterfall was terrific, it was like a fairytale. But with her company, it was bearable. Enjoyed!

We returned to the campsite to find more families arriving. I hope they will enjoy their camp as much as we did.

Tomorrow we are going back, and it's the last day of the 7-day no-complaining streak.

Day 7

If I need to look at this challenge, I can't say it was a success, but it definitely made me more aware of my complaining habits, and also how hard it can be to refrain from them. Bye-bye, camping. It all went great. It also teaches me more about myself.

It's sad going back home, leaving the forest behind. But it's time to go back to our loved ones, our reality.

Getting the tents up left me exhausted; let's not talk about taking them down. It was all humid; we needed to dry it with a dry cloth, both inside and out. I hope that is not what I will do when it is my time to ride.

We left the campsite, and now we're finally on our way home. We need to ride for 8 hours. My friend is the only one riding, because I don't have a driver's license. Well, she gets irritated mainly by people who drive too slowly. This is how I completed the 7 days of not complaining!

So, came an end to the 7 days of not complaining!

7 days of not complaining challenge

This challenge was pretty hard, harder than I thought it would be. I thought I was someone who normally doesn't complain much. Until I realised that I do complain, not as much as my friend, but still. It made me more aware of my thoughts, which I normally don't pay as much attention to. Have you also tried this challenge? What was your experience?

Be blessed, and stay blessed!