it's that time of year again to give to others~ well, that should be all year long, but sometimes we need something to motivate and remind us that life isn't all about us, and the holidays are a perfect time to start! everyday in the month of November, i'm going to be giving suggestions for everyone to do daily! not only does it make others feel good but you will be surprised how good you will feel after doing something nice to bless someone else!
day 1 is simple
Say something to a family member to encourage and build them up!
Look at this crazy powerful illustration of how our words can effect the people around us and our life in general:
my mom did this experiment , above, you will see two different jars. both were filled with plain cooked rice. on a daily basis, my mom said nice, uplifting things to one, and mean, hateful things to the other. look at the difference !!! if you don't believe it, try it! look how just speaking to rice made it turn all moldy and yucky! think about this when you talk to other people,esp your spouse and kids!
can you imagine if we only said uplifting, encouraging, nice things to others!? this world would be a different place!
i did this today with my kids, to my boys, i said "do you know mommy loves you? you are so special! you are smart and athletic (had to throw athletic in for my hubby, haha)! you guys are so nice! you're good listeners, you are so good at everything you do!" You should of seen the smile on their faces! i'm going to do this on a daily basis!
if you are married, try doing this with your spouse! first of all, every woman likes to hear that she is beautiful and appreciated!:) and women, tell your husband how you are thankful for him working so hard for your family, or how handsome he is!
lets not let things get "moldy" in our lives, or others, go say something nice to someone...
right now:)
p.s. you are so smart for participating in this! it could change someone's life!:)
check back tomorrow for day 2
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