Words can heal.
Words can inspire,
Words can sh0ow our respect.
Words express our love.
And, words thoughtlessly uttered destroy relationships, degrade, shame, and disrespect.
We all feel better when our words build, heal, and elevate.
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
If someone gets an opportunity don’t be envious or critical.
Cheer them on.
Envy is an emotional cancer that eats away at our peace and happiness.
Next time you open the fridge and stare into it wondering what looks good to eat grab hold of feel good. Feel Good is something we give to ourselves each time we smile a big smile, ear to ear. We give it to ourselves each time we do a kindness. We give it to ourselves each time we let go of a past hurt. C’mon, widen that smile, you’ve got a beautiful smile and the world is waiting for it. Each time you smile you let others know love is around.6
“It only takes $5 spent on others to make you happier on a given day, according to a 2008 study. And selfless acts can also help your marriage become a more enjoyable experience for you and your spouse. After performing good deeds, people are happier and feel their life has more purpose.” Source
NOTE: The gift doesn’t have to be monetary. It can be as simple as being present to another and actively listening to them. Yesterday, at the gym, a friend and I were talking about electric lawnmowers. He was thinking of buying one. When I went home I texted a photo of my electric lawnmower to him as well as the online information of where I purchased it. He was grateful and I felt I like did a good deed.The cost? A bit of time. I’m grateful for him for giving me an opportunity to help out.
“We do not hear what we hear…, only what we remember.”
Every time I think of my mom, I smile. She’s been gone a while, but the things she taught me have stayed with me.
Here are a few of the things my mom taught me.
What did your mom teach you? What memories of your mom make you smile?
If You Knew
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
If you could know the empty ache of loneliness,
Masked well behind the calm indifferent face
Of us who pass you by in studied hurriedness,
Intent upon our way, lest in the little space
Of one forgetful moment hungry eyes implore
You to be kind, to open up your heart a little more,
I’m sure you’d smile a little kindlier, sometimes,
To those of us you’ve never seen before.
If you could know the eagerness we’d grasp
The hand you’d give to us in friendliness;
What vast, potential friendship in that clasp
We’d press, and love you for your gentleness;
If you could know the wide, wide reach
Of love that simple friendliness could teach,
I’m sure you’d say “Hello, my friend,” sometimes,
And now and then extend a hand in friendliness to each.
