Can You Stop Complaining? (Seriously)

Years ago, one of my closest friends, a former cheerleader, called me to announce she had decided to stop complaining for a month. “That’s great,” I responded. “But maybe try 24 hours first and see how it goes.” We laughed. But she did pretty well. To this day, she always leads with the good and looks on the bright side when it comes to the bad. I adore her.

Other friends are the opposite. They…