Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters
*Name has been changed to protect privacy Last week I received an email message from a man living on the East Coast. It was the type of message that one has to read several times to grasp the full capacity of the words. I felt the hairs on my arms stand on end at one point in the letter. But…
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post called, “The Magazine Gesture.” It described how simple, every day acts of kindness often mean more to people than extravagant gifts. Just to know someone is thinking about you can do more than simply brighten one’s day, it can impact someone’s life. Many of you wrote and told me of such experiences….
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I recently had the opportunity to practice one of my Hands Free strategies, which is called Take Time to Say It. Making an effort to express appreciation for people in my life through note writing has always been one of my “Bright Spots.” Although my tendency is to write notes to people I already know, those who are already in…
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One of my most widely shared blog posts was entitled, “Putting Distraction In Its Place.” If you have had a chance to read it you may remember the line, “My driving habits will affect my children’s driving habits. Let it be the good ones, not the bad ones.” A few weeks have passed since then and my readers have kindly…
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For as long as I can remember, I have used the written word to reach out to others. Whether it is for a celebratory reason or in times of sorrow or strife, I have words to give. Although I am a Hands Free work in progress, this is one thing I have been doing right all along. In Hands Free…
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Yesterday I wrote about encouragement. I received such a positive response that I am “encouraged” to write more on this topic today. See how beautifully that works? Today’s story illustrates that expressions of encouragement, support, and love need not come in fancy packages. They need not be spoken or written with eloquent speech or lavish word usage. They need not…
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