A little cheese with your 'whine'...

Okay, so the title was a little cliche'. Today, my university program class all got together without any faculty present to basically get out on the table any issues, concerns, or problems anyone had whether with each other or the faculty. There were two mediators present from outside the university to help facilitate. Basically, everyone thought the program would be something different, and no one is happy. Of course, there are some that have personal problems with other people and others who are happily oblivious to any drama going on around them.
While I did have my 'pearls of wisdom' to expound upon the class, I basically had to come away from the session with a smile and a mindset that "it takes all people." In the game of life (yes, i see it in many ways as a game :), you will not like everybody. You will not get all the breaks you think you need or rather, deserve or feel you have worked towards. In the game of life, you may....just may,...find yourself in the midst of being manipulated, or dare I say,... find yourself manipulating someone else. It is at this point, that I am time and again grateful for God's grace in my life. When life gets hard and I need a 'whine session', God is there to listen, but it doesn't stop there. It does no good to 'stir up the toxins' if you have no intention of flushing them out. God continually reminds me of the blessings and fortune He has allowed to come my way. By the same token, He has a good way of reminding me that I make many decisions of my own free will. It is human nature to become discontented, but it should be the Christian's nature to learn to be content. I feel we should all learn this concept.