No Snarks, Sideswipes or Sarcasm (95)

This is going to be a big challenge for me.  It’s April 5th, ‘No Complaints Day.’

Not sure if I am up to it.  Although I try to avoid out right complaints, I have a wide streak of sarcasm in me that is usually hard to control.  A quote from my mother, “Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour.”  It may be low, but I have it honed to a fine craft, it’s all mine and I’m proud of it.

Now snarkiness I truly dislike.  It is a sneaky way of slapping someone down and there’s way too much of it on social media.  There is a hit and run approach to snarky comments and people usually use them when they can’t get caught or called out for it.  I think of snarky comments as cowardly although some folks may think they are being quite clever.  Please note:  This does not count as a complaint!  I am simply pointing out my thoughts about snark.

There really isn’t any way to control the complaints the mind develops.  You know what I mean.  You’re shopping somewhere and you see someone dressed in totally unacceptable attire  for the situation.  You would never say anything out loud but your mind is whirling with rude comments.  I would like to use No Complaint Day to quiet that part of my mind but I know it is not possible.  At least I can work on controlling the words coming from my mouth and the writing/keyboarding coming from my hands.

I’m starting out alright so far this morning. Well, it is only 5 a.m. and I am the only one awake in the house so I guess I have an early advantage. But, I did slice a finger cutting up a melon for lunches and didn’t even leak out a tiny four letter word. It’s not a bad cut and I heal well so no problem. I am dreading the morning commute though and will most likely take the side roads to avoid any potential complaint situations. My appointment schedule is light for the day, the weather looks lovely, all is good in my world.

I’ll let you know tomorrow if I made it through the day with no complaints. It’s a good challenge and I’m thinking if I can make it one day, maybe I can make it two days. Sort of like the high hopes people have when they start a diet. On day 5 I might ‘cheat’ and really gripe about something. I mean, you can’t keep complaints bottled up forever.

Or can you?