Your thoughts create your world and your words indicate your thoughts. When you eliminate complaining from your life, you will enjoy happier relationships, better health and greater prosperity. This simple program helps you set a trap for your own negativity and redirect your mind towards a more positive and rewarding life.

“Complaining is not to be confused with informing someone of a mistake or deficiency so that it can be put right. And to refrain from complaining doesn’t necessarily mean putting up with bad quality or behavior. There is no ego in telling the waiter your soup is cold and needs to be heated up—if you stick to the facts, which are always neutral. ‘How dare you serve me cold soup…?’ That’s complaining.”

—Eckhart Tolle, “A New Earth”

The Complaint Free Carteret Campaign has it's first successful participants. Ms. Chris Barnes, Chamber President and Ms. Crystal Storey both of Cooperative Bank in Morehead City finished the program in a world record setting 28 days. Herb Pierson, Pastor of the sponsoring church for the Complaint Free Carteret Campaign said "This is a truly remarkable milestone for these two women. Generally participants in this international program require several months to reach the goal of 21 consecutive days without complainint, whining, criticizing or gossiping."

Mike Wagoner, Executive Director of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce said "Chris and Crystal have raised the bar and set a high standard of personal and business communications that the Chamber encourages us all to emulate. Carteret County's warmth, friendliness and positive customer service are made even better by their example."

The Complaint Free Carteret Campaign is a local version of the international "A Complaint Free World" campaign begun two years ago and now active in more than 80 countries with more than 5 million participants. The goal of the program is to raise the standand of personal and business conversation by reducing our normal habits of complaining and gossiping. The program gives each participant a purple bracelet to use as their reminder not to complain. Participants then make a personal pledge to switch the bracelet to the other wrist every time they complain, whine, criticize or gossip until they can achieve 21 consecutive days without switching the bracelet. It is a simple, but not easy program that gently, quietly improves our personal lives and how we interact with friends, family and associates. In Carteret County there are more than 500 purple bracelets being worn and switched.

To receive a free bracelet, call Crystal Coast Unity Church at 247-1844 or email Herb at GodiSpirit@yahoo.com.