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Bite-Size Chinese Medicine

Quick notes mostly about fitting old-world wisdom into a modern American life.

Jonathan Day

No griping here

We’re trying out a “No Griping” policy in our house.

To be clear, I’m not talking about the kids. If they gripe, it’s because we gripe. No, I’m talking about us. The adults…

Griping does the opposite of what the "We'll see" response does.

It unsettles the Stomach, which prefers to trust.

It says to Universal Qi, “I don’t like what you’ve done here.”

One cannot live in a beautiful world and gripe. Believe me, I've tried.

 

Here's a The Happiness Lab podcast episode about griping.


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