Whining and the Inner Child

I have been doing a lot of thinking about whining recently.Let's face it, we all love to whine. Recently, the favorite topics have been the cost of gas, the cold winter, politicians, cost of food, the FDA, etc. How many times do parents tell children, don't whine . Stop whining. Ask nicely. Stop complaining.

What if the whine contains important information that we are totally overlooking in our communications.The whine is a metaphor for a deeper connection to who we are. We don't have money to pay our exorbitantly high PSE&G bills , the mortgage, the doctors bills. Or my husband is mean to me, and my mother in law is nasty! You know the drill. What if all of those statments are a communication from the inner child! As adults we still feel unable to express our true feelings and they morph into whines. Whines can have a life of their own.
Let' s translate the whines into possible truths!
The PSE&G bill is too high- I am angry that you keep the heat up to high when you sleep or you forgo t to close the garage door and let in all of the cold air.
OR
My mother in law is mean- I feel that she does not like me going to work and wants me to stay home and raise the kids. I feel guilty enough.
OR
The cost of gas is too high- We really need to think about changing our lifestyle and I don't want to get rid of the hummer and get an Honda Civic.

I think that part of the human condition is that we do not like to change so we whine. Whining keeps changing at a distance. We whined as kids because it was really hard to make decisions for our selves and we got the underlying message which was to stop feeling!

It is probably time to own those strong feelings that we had as a child when we questioned everything, rebelled against rules, trusted our instincts, and dared to tell the truth. Down with whines! You know that the price of gas is going up again!!