Critical and negative thoughts seem to increase more easily than kind and positive thoughts. We become grumpy and filled with judgment about “how it is supposed to be” whatever that means. That behavior is also off-putting by those around us.

Highly critical people can wear us out and then we tune them out. No one wants to hear how bad everything is every moment; all the time; in each conversation. If you can’t hear yourself being critical and feeling grumpy, then it is time for toddler TIMEOUT.

Yes, you can sit in the corner. Or be still for a few moments. Or stop texting the BS that seems to flow right from your head into your fingers. You are not now nor have you ever been in charge of everything. Deep breath. Take a look at where you are and how you are feeling. Awareness is everything. For you and for everyone around you.