I’m in the midst of potentially committing to something that has some terms outside of how I usually would operate, but I’m okay with those terms for the time being. I’ve already decided that I’m not allowed to complain about the terms that will be difficult, because I will have agreed to them.

Now, can I be honest about it being difficult sometimes? Yes. But to complain about it, for me, is not on the table.

If at some point I find myself incapable of not complaining, then that tells me something. It tells me I want something to be one way, but it’s another way. It tells me I need to get curious about why I’m complaining and respond to what I discover. It tells me I’m no longer okay with the terms. It tells me something about my external world is out of alignment with my internal world.

If you find yourself complaining about something, it’s probably telling you more than you initially realize.