Complainers Anonymous

This evening I had a chance to attend the annual meeting of our homeowner's association. I have been looking forward to it for weeks because I like to know what's going on. I was also interested to get to know a lot of the people in my community that I haven't been able to meet yet. However, the meeting did not turn out like I was expecting.

Throughout the meeting several very upset residents voiced their frustrations over things that were not pleasant for them. If I had a chance to talk with them personally, I'd encourage to consider the following:

First, don't get bothered by the little things.

Second, be proactive to fix the problems that you can, or at least offer solutions to the problems that you raise.

Third, if your neighbor is doing something that you don't like, go tell them personally about it.