"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal" -- Hannah More
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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal" -- Hannah More |
         
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Alive & Well ArchivesJuly 2004**************************************************** TODAY'S QUOTE: "If
we all discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted
to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people
to tell them that they loved them." -
Clive Staples Lewis **************************************************** TODAY'S TOPIC: Tell Them Today When
was the last time you told the people closest to you – your friends, children,
spouse, partners, parents, siblings – that you love them?
When was the last time you told them they matter to you, and you
appreciate them in your life? Sometimes
life is so hectic that we don’t take the time to acknowledge the people we
love. Sometimes we focus so much on
daily chores, work and life that by the time we get home or sit for a moment,
we’re exhausted. Sometimes we
assume our loved ones know we love them, so we don’t need to tell them.
Sometimes we don’t want to get hurt, so we’re unwilling to say, “I
love you.” For some people,
it’s a foreign concept, because they didn’t grow up saying those words.
Sometimes we may argue with those closest to us and in our zest to be
right or “win,” we stop acknowledging the people we love.
Ever
since the 9/11 attacks, I have made an effort to tell people I love them.
Sometimes I feel silly saying, “I love you” when I get off the phone
with them. Sometimes I know I may
make them uncomfortable. Sometimes
I am in a rush and don’t want to make an effort.
But when I feel myself saying I don’t need to tell them, I remember
that I wouldn’t want to feel regret because I let silly reasons stop me.
I wouldn’t ever want to miss my last opportunity to tell them I love
them. There’s
an even better reason to tell people you love them and that they make a
difference in your life. It feels
good! It feels great to acknowledge
someone. It feels great to make
someone feel loved and appreciated. It
feels great to make someone’s day. It
takes only a minute and makes such a huge difference! It
also feels great to be acknowledged by someone else!
In our society, we seem conditioned to tell people what’s wrong with
them and what they’ve done poorly. We
write letters to businesses to complain, but rarely do we write letters to thank
a business. Imagine the world if we
acknowledged people rather than berating them.
Imagine how it would feel to know daily that you’re loved.
It would feel pretty nice, huh? What
a wonderful world it would be! So
how about it? Are you ready to
change your world and make a difference in someone’s life? ***************************************************** |
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