Skip the Cheese and the Whine 

I think I frequently forget and get whiney when something is painful or hard. I usually vent and then suck-it-up-buttercup and do the hard thing. But I have to wonder – how much better could life be if I managed to skip the pity party, however small? I guess we always have something to work on. New goal: not fuss when the nurse has to fish for one of my shy blood vessels in order to run an IV line. GULP. 
1 Nephi 16

“20 And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael did begin to murmur exceedingly, because of their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness; and also my father began to murmur against the Lord his God; yea, and they were all exceedingly sorrowful, even that they did murmur against the Lord. 21 Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, having been afflicted with my brethren because of the loss of my bow, and their bows having lost their springs, it began to be exceedingly difficult, yea, insomuch that we could obtain no food. 22 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did speak much unto my brethren, because they had hardened their hearts again, even unto complaining against the Lord their God. 23 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make out of wood a bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and an arrow, with a sling and with stones. And I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?”

https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/16?verse=20-23&lang=eng#p20

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