Daily Inspiration 10-14-14

"Did I offer peace today? 

Did I bring a smile to someone's face? 

Did I say words of healing? 

Did I let go of my anger and resentment? 

Did I forgive? 

Did I love? 

 These are the real questions. 

I must trust that the little bit of love 

that I sow now will be many fruits, 

here in this world and the life to come." 

-- Henri Nouwen 

These are great questions and as great as it is to ask them about how we interacted or affected others, it is somewhat more important to direct those questions to ourselves and our own inner life. From that risen plain, we cannot help but be those things to others. You could say that it would then be in our nature, or once chosen and practiced becomes us, and then infects or affects each and every encounter.


"We Have No Idea What Tomorrow Will Bring, But Today Is Overflowing With Potential." -- Allan Lokos 

Spread Some Joy Today--No sense waiting. Choose it now.

Daily Inspiration 10-13-14

"Understanding reduces the greatest 

 to simplicity, 

and lack of it causes the least 

to take on the magnitude of complexity." 

-- Raymond Holliwell 

I was thinking about diets. I've read about and even practiced a number of different popular diets over the years, such as The Belly Fat Cure, Adkins Diet, The Makers Diet, The Wheatbelly Diet, and there are others. I bought the books and on some, I ended up eating the covers, and others I worked at for a while. None worked long term, and that is because I didn't use them long-term as they were so limiting. We all are looking for that magic pill diet that makes it all go away quickly and never come back. That alone creates a multi-billion dollar industry in diet plans and diet cookbooks.

But, I finally found the diet that actually works. I call it the 2-Q Method. Rather than any complicated measuring system, this has none. Rather than counting calories or fat or carbs, this counts nothing. Rather than making a list of good foods and bad foods, this diets makes common sense out of that. Best of all, this diet is incredibly simple, and I'm going worldwide with it right now and not charging a penny for anything. Are you ready?

The 2-Q Method is easy. Q number one is quantity. Pay attention to the quantity that we put into our mouths. If all we ever did was the one-Q, that would certainly work well. How much food does our body need right now? It really doesn't matter too much how often.

Some think 3 meals a day and others think 5, it could be 10 if you wanted, but the main thing to pay attention to is what the quantity is each time. Stomachs expand from volume, bodies expand from the volume. Once you look closely at the quantity issue, it will be obvious that most restaurants serve quantities that are not helpful, and neither is the "happy plate" syndrome many of us were taught as a child. There is social pressure that way, but our own awareness can make sense by realizing that all restaurants have doggy bags.

The second Q is quality. After quantity is in our mind and we are fully engaged in paying attention to it, the next and last item is working upward in quality. The highest quality is going to be natural food. Whether it is plant or animal is not the issue. The lowest quality food will be either imitation food, or food with all sorts of additives to enhance the flavor or to extend the life of the product. Real food has a very short shelf life. The other stuff can be around for a long time.

So there you have it. It is simple. 2-Q's: Quantity and Quality. Never diet again. Be the weight you want. Enjoy your life however it is and in whatever you choose to eat. There's just two simple ideas to keep top-of-mind: Quantity and Quality.

Now, if I stop there, my friend Robin will remind me that this 2-Q Method should really be the 2-Q+M Method. She will remind me to add movement to the equation. Fitness requires movement, and once we get the intake down, some purposeful movement will help keep things in their proper places.


"Life Is Really Simple, But Men Insist On Making It Complicated." -- Confucius 

Spread Some Joy Today--by paying attention to how you feel and then deciding that it is important for you to feel good and then choose thoughts that move you in that direction.

Daily Inspiration 10-12-14

"Everyone wants to be appreciated, 

so if you appreciate someone, 

don't keep it a secret." 

-- Mary Kay Ash 

Money is nice and it is also necessary to some degree to survive in the world we live in, and yet there are things that are far more important and meaningful to most of us.

I've had some accolades, thank you cards and such, but very few have touched me to the point that I have cherished keeping them.

I'll share a couple with you. The first was appreciation for my wife when I was going on a week long trip somewhere about 15 to 20 years ago. I never recorded the date, but it was a while back. I had this idea to put 'I Love You' and other special sticky notes on the backside of kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinets, and other places so that she might find them when I was gone.

Most have fallen off long ago, but one remains to this day in an upper kitchen cabinet that doesn't get opened much in comparison to the others:

Another was easily the most special card I have ever received. It is the picture of a little cowboy on the porch playing the toy guitar singing his heart out. I have had this in a prominent place in my office since about 1999. My boss at the time was Ken at Harbor Truck Bodies and he played guitar and knew I did and we played together a couple times just for fun. I came there as an outside sales rep, and in a sudden move, the director of sales and marketing left and Ken asked if I would be interested in helping him out. It required a lot of travel and I accepted without hesitation.

Inside, the card says this:

"Terry, Thanks for making my job easier. Your support over the past weeks is greatly appreciated. My sense is that we are already a better company than before. And it is directly attributable to your acceptance of the Director of Sales & Marketing role. I can not think of another sales exec. in the industry that brings to his or her job such a high level of commitment and quality. Happy Hunting Cowboy!, Happy Trails, K."

There is no amount of money that makes up for that. Though I was well paid, the card was one of the best bonuses I have ever received.

So often, as managers, husbands, wives, teachers, and just plain people, we forget to express appreciation to each other. It is amazing to me that this is the case. I have learned long ago to try to appreciate people every day in many different ways.

I send different thank you notes, cards, and things to my team members with their checks. I compliment people at the bank, say hi to people as I'm walking, smile at people, send them love, and generally try to uplift people where ever I go.

The difference it makes may sometimes seem insignificant on the surface, but I assure you that the person at the bank that I gave a sincere compliment took it home with her and brightened just a little bit of her day. Sending something like this ever so thoughtful and perfectly chosen card that Ken sent me, lasts for years. It has already been 15 years, and I will keep it the rest of my life.

Take a few seconds to find something worthy of a compliment and express it. Take the time and energy to smile at people. Tell your employees and coworkers how much you appreciate them. Spend some money at Papyrus. Send some flowers, a special book, music CD they might like, or just a thoughtful note. What an amazing gift all of these will be.


Here's The Real Bonus: I Get More Benefit By Giving Than Receiving. 

Spread Some Joy Today--Every day this coming week, find uplifting things to say or send to people to show you are thinking of them or that you appreciate them.

Daily Inspiration 10-11-14

"We all make a difference, 

but only a portion of the difference." 

-- Albert K Strong 

I was reading an article about Tim Cook, CEO of Apple in the latest Success magazine. Because Steve Jobs was a larger than life itself icon, there were so many predictions, speculations, and rumors about how anyone could replace such an idol. He has.

It is assumed sometimes that one person makes all the difference. That is not possible. Creativity is a group event. Sure, there are charismatic leaders that can seem to be standing by themselves as if they did it all, but those leaders are very clear on how many people, and how much of their creativity it takes for them to rise as an icon.

If differences are to be really important, there have to be leaders. However, the idea of having one leader who gets all the credit is folly and making it seem that way is just a stage show. Truth is, there are leaders throughout the organization at all levels, and besides, the ones who are not recognized as being a leader are at least as important. It is more like everyone has a place and all places are good. This includes a minority who may seem to be resistance because that has its place too. Many times the way something improves is via resistance.

I love this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for."

Based on that and knowing that we all make some kind of difference, the truer we are to ourselves and our own special talents and abilities, the more difference we can make. And, that might even include being a leader. But, keep this in mind, a leader is simply a part not apart, but a part of the whole.


Celebrate What Your Own Difference Is. You Are One. 

Spread Some Joy Today--It is now. Let go of what is in your head and just focus on life within you and around you. There is magic in the air.

Daily Inspiration 10-10-14

"He does not believe 

that does not live 

according to his belief." 

-- Sigmund Freud 

I could spend a lot of time on this subject and it is interesting, so I'll share a story of a recent conversation that enlightens where I am on this idea that Freud shares.

It would be so easy to talk about religion and how people say one thing or claim to be of a certain faith and how often they may act otherwise indicating their belief is as Freud said, not really believing. But, I want to go somewhere else that relates to things we do all the time throughout our days.

First, it is funny to me, or rather amazing, how when I might be having a few minutes of conversation with someone that I find much to relate to in these Daily Inspirations. In fact, I am often inspired this way.

Several days ago I was talking with a friend who is a very good salesman. In fact, in my mind, I call him a superstar. He is that way because he is doing what he loves to do. And, having been a sales manager in one way or another for over 40 years, I've experienced a lot of salespeople and how they succeed or not based on their own practiced belief.

In this case, this man has learned how to sell an after sale product in such a way as to make it seem not only easy but incredibly so. It all comes from practiced belief. This product is something that I believe in and I always buy it when buying a vehicle and he has felt the same way for a long time, yet until he began to practice the belief his results were spotty. It is also something that most salespeople don't try very hard to sell, if at all. They often leave it to others to deal with it, but this salesperson wanted to have the control of handling it his way.

He knew it was of value to the buyer, but he thought that price was an important roadblock. At first, he had a certain markup and then later tried more and then more and then more and instead of sales going down because the price was higher, he sold more. As he practiced the belief of the value and understood the value to the buyer, he made a practice of selling it where others would not have. The only real difference was a practiced belief in the value and his love for his customers and how beneficial it is to them to the point that he thinks it is a serious mistake to not take advantage of it. All of this practiced belief comes across to the customer in a very powerful way.

He texted me today to tell me he has done 16 in a row. That's unheard of generally. But he has come to believe so much in the value that he just cannot help himself.

Have you ever talked with a salesperson, contractor, or other vendors who believed so much in what they were doing that it sort of became an act of love to us? There is so much power in this. It often takes many years if ever. This guy has practiced it for a long time, although the massive success with the product I am referring to is newer and has recently skyrocketed.

As we understand more of what we do for a living and find all the nooks and cranny's of how it is of value, and that we have allowed ourselves to love what we do, excellence is a foregone conclusion. That comes from the initial love of the tasks, learning of the lesser known values that are in the thing, and finally from practicing our initial belief. As we practice that belief, it is magical how we grow in many ways.


Excuse Me, Your Conviction Is Showing. . . 

Spread Some Joy Today--by loving what you do whatever it is. That's where the magic is.

Daily Inspiration 10-9-14

"Scars have the strange power 

to remind us that our past is real." 

-- Cormac McCarthy 

As I think about my past living experiences, some of which I have photos of or other memorabilia, I question how real those experiences were even though my memory claims they were. Often, they seem strange, as if it were some other person, not me. I am what I am right now, but back then? The further I travel, the more nonsense it becomes.

William Faulkner said, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." I take this that as we think about the past it is in the present, and look how often we may think about the past which then may cloud or reshape current experience.

I like this quote from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: "You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure." I hear that and I want to agree with it. In fact, I practice it.

What I find that works the best is to see how I am feeling about whatever past thoughts are in my head. If it causes me tension, regret, or any other ill feeling, I now try to change that feeling upward by choosing a better feeling thought about that event or situation. As I do this and keep choosing a better feeling thought, even a little step at a time, that event or situation from memory comes up less and less often.

They say we are not perfect, yet we are. It is only how we think of that and our point of view of it. I think Jane Austen has it well and any time I can find pleasure in a past experience it is good. That includes the ones that felt that way immediately, along with those that I entice into that arena. After all, I am the controller and the creator of my own thoughts--or at the very least, the allower of them.


Here's To A Joyous Present, However That Comes! 

Spread Some Joy Today--Do you think it is silly or shameful to walk around all day long with a smile on your face and a blatantly joyous attitude? In some circles, it may be a reason for concern. So be careful. Choose wisely. Of course, my choice is why the heck not? Which makes me smile all the more.

Daily Inspiration 10-8-14

"Praise is the sunlight to the human spirit: 

We cannot flower and grow without it." 

-- Jess Lair 

As a manager (and this is advice to parents too), keeping track is not about finding out what others do wrong, or not well. It is far more about finding out what they do well.

Although it is important to see what needs to change to do better and by keeping track we can see some of that, it is way more important to find out what they do well.

I was talking with a longtime and dear friend today and he told me what I already knew. He said that he only does a few things really well and though he has many other tasks that are often required of him, he doesn't excel in those. He only excels in a few areas. Since I've known him since 1989, I know the things he is truly good--well, to be sure, not just good, but excels at. I also know the things he has accepted the challenge on that weren't in his excelling interests. Though he does okay, and he has the heart for helping, it is in certain areas that he excels in.

Having been a manager for well over 40 years, I can assure you that when you as a manager or a parent find the things that they are really good at and that their heart is fully engaged in, those are the things that will lead you as a parent or a manager on to greatness in allowing and encouraging that they focus on those things.

So often as manager, parents, teachers, we think we need to make sure that people are well rounded or some other baloney. It is special enough to come into this life and find things that we are not only excellent at, but those things that we are enthusiastic about and love to be a part of. It behooves all of us to find ways to make those things happen with less distraction.

I remember calling a car dealership once some time ago and the receptionist was what I would call a superstar. She even said what her name was. I was blown away. What always amazed me about the car business was how important the phone was to business and how little the executive managers were interested in making that a great experience. Instead, they found other things for them to do until answering the phone became an interruption to them. Now so many have answering voicemails with numbers to punch and so on. I am absolutely positive how much a really attentive and engaged receptionist's value is to a business. This is just one example at how we tend to take people away from what they are good at and make them busy-looking instead.

Back to the topic at hand: Pay more attention to what people do well or do right and less attention to what they don't do as well or where they miss the mark. Sure it is okay to pay attention to the numbers, but let us not focus on the negative story from the numbers exclusively. Let us find the positive story in there--even if we have to look for it.


Ask This Question: What Did I Do Well Today? How Did I Excel? What Value Did I Bring? How Was I Of Value? 

Spread Some Joy Today--You don't correct a child by applying logic and helping them see what they did wrong or are doing wrong. You say, STOP! Now do it this way. A child comes home with a report card that has two A's, three B's, and a C and a D+. What do we focus on? It isn't normally the A's and B's, but that would be far better than focusing on the others.

Daily Inspiration 10-7-14

"There are certain things in life 

where you know it's a mistake 

but you don't really know it's a mistake 

because the only way to really know it is a mistake 

is to make that mistake 

and look back and say, 

Yup, that was a mistake. 

So really, the bigger mistake 

would be to not make the mistake 

because then you'll go your whole life 

not really knowing 

if something is a mistake or not." 

 -- Ted Mosby, 

How I Met Your Mother 

Well, there ya go. . .


It's Only A Mistake If You Think It's A Mistake, Or If You Call It A Mistake. Or, You Could Call It An Experience! 

Spread Some Joy Today--Tuesday's are always good for that task.

Daily Inspiration 10-6-14

"Wrongs cannot be righted by punishment." 

-- Albert K Strong 

Whether we are trying to punish someone else for wronging us, or we are punishing ourselves for our failed attempts, it is all the same. We cannot right wrongs through the method of punishment as a tool or a strategy. It just doesn't work. It never has. It never will. Yet, often we persist in thinking that it does or that it will.

I think that punishing ourselves is something we do far more than punishing others. We hold an ideal and we miss the mark. Our disappointment glares at us and we find ways to punish ourselves for our failure to perform. It could be as simple as a diet that we began and then after day one or two had trouble maintaining.

Or maybe it was worse--a habit that we wanted to change. Trying to change a habitual pattern is our most punishable offense. Whether it is relative to a daily habit like eating certain things, or certain amounts, or smoking, or drinking or make a list. Everyone has their own list, I'm sure. Habits are automatic. That's why they call them habits. Failure is a given; however, success is only on the way.

Maybe it is about how you spend money. Maybe you have credit cards you don't want to use and you do anyway. You need that thing, whatever it is. Buying now and paying later is a very enticing habit. So, you charge it and then you lament about it.

Perhaps a friend said the wrong thing at the wrong time and you did not only take offense, you felt hurt and abandoned. This is worthy of punishment, right? So, you punish them by ignoring them, or blowing them off, or talking to others about them as they did about you.

You were passed up for promotion and you have not only been the most deserving, but the one with the utmost patience, but your patience is over and you're sick and tired of the ways things have been going.

Well, this list could go on to infinity, so I'll stop here. Punishment never works. Not for others and what they supposedly did to us, or in ourselves and how we didn't meet expectations of our own design.

Here's an idea. Let go of that rope. Lay it down. There is nothing--absolutely nothing to be gained from this struggle with whomever that opponent is. Just lay the rope down and refuse to engage in that activity. Instead, choose a better feeling thought. Choose one that lifts you up and lifts the other up. The President is doing the best he can with what he has to work with, or not. It doesn't matter. It's not in your control.

Consider this famous quote by Ronald Niebuhr: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." . . . And, as we are using the courage to change the things we can, give us a sense of humor and peace in however that turns out.


Whatever It Is, If You're Not Feeling Good About It, You're Out Of Alignment. Let Go Of The Rope And Take A Break. You Deserve A Break Today. 

Spread Some Joy Today--by letting go of judgment of any kind. That act alone is one of joy.

Daily Inspiration 10-5-14

"The unthankful heart. . . 

discovers no mercies; 

but let the thankful heart 

sweep through the day and, 

as the magnet finds the iron, 

so it will find, in every hour, 

some heavenly blessings!" 

-- Henry Ward Beecher 

This quote came from the mid-1800s and yet it is one of the closest renditions of the Law of Attraction I've seen. Perfectly stated and both ways attract their like. It is such today as it always has been.


Sheer Perfection In Operation. 

Spread Some Joy Today--by attracting joy.

Daily Inspiration 10-4-14

"Try to be a rainbow 

in someone's cloud." 

-- Maya Angelou 

When you are looking at clear blue sunny skies and feeling good, it will change. No need to worry, it's normal and natural. In nature, blue sunny skies develop clouds and rain. It's a wonderful thing and personally, I look forward to the changes no matter what they are because it is changing.

Some people are feeling the clouds and maybe they are even dark clouds and rain is being threatened. In these situations, they often remember the clear blue skies of another time and how they wish they were there right now. And, even though they have the power not believing as they are at this moment, we can all be benefactors in being a rainbow in other people's clouds.

This doesn't mean that we join them in their cloud, but that we send the color of hope and better feelings with our intentions and our expressed love. We don't even have to be in the same city, state, or even the same country because thoughts and love are universal exchanges that travel light years in moments.

If you know someone is hurting a bit and though there may be great distances between you, close your eyes and think of them and lavish love and well being on them. No need to expect anything except that they somehow will receive it. That's it. It requires no more. Reach out and intend those loving thoughts on those who need them now.

At the same time, we can be a rainbow in our own clouds. No need to wait and hope someone will come and give us love. Alan Cohen offers a great phrase: "If you can't be with the one you love, be the one you love." Reminds me of a twist to a Crosby, Stills and Nash song from the 70s. Or was it the 60s?

How do you do that? Well, I have my ways and maybe they will help a little. First, I love movies, but when I feel clouds in my space, pretty much any movie by Nora Ephron will cheer me right up. I don't even have to be very down, but just feeling like I need a little pick-me-up. Tonight I watched My Blue Heaven one more time and laughed and smiled the whole way through. That put me right back where I'm feeling great again.

You can be the rainbow in other people's clouds and you can be the rainbow in your own cloud. All you have to do is care enough to offer up some loving thoughts for them and for yourself.


Embrace Your Opportunity To Be Of Service. 

Spread Some Joy Today--Keep a short list of things that make you laugh and make use of the list when you need it. Or, maybe you just want it. Either is good.

Daily Inspiration 10-3-14

"When you're so out there 

in the public eye, 

people are constantly criticizing 

every aspect about you." 

-- Gwyneth Paltrow 

I can't even imagine going wading through the volume of criticism that famous people do. They have to get really good at allowing others to have their opinion while they hold a different point of view about themselves or their work. Their joy and their sanity depend on it.

On a far less public level, each of us deals with a certain level of critical opinions of ourselves or our behavior or things that we do. Often these criticisms are not openly expressed, but they are there. It might be a spouse or close friend, relative, co-worker or others. Truth is, everyone has an opinion, and to that everyone is entitled.

There are two things that are important in my mind to deal with this once and for all time. The first is to love ourselves, praise ourselves, accept any so-called flaws and also accept our perfection. We are all a constant and never-ending work in progress. We grow, become more, change. A wonderful mantra is one I shared a few days ago from Dr. John F. Demartini: "No matter what I have done or not done, I am worthy of love."

The second thing is that we can choose to not reciprocate criticism on others. Every one of us has likes and dislikes. That is how we create. We know what we don't want, so that leads us to choose what we do want. But, we have no need in going around publicizing all the things we don't like. It is far better to spread a different and more positive message.

If we love others, we can uplift them in many ways. Who knows who was criticizing them in the last few weeks, or what they have been going through in their lives. That goes for all people including famous ones, and especially those we may have fundamental disagreements with. We don't need to agree or even like them, but loving them is allowing them to be who they are while we are who we are.

Next time someone criticizes you for anything, accept it as their opinion and it may even be true about you, but no matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love.

Next time you are thinking about being critical about someone else, accept it as your opinion and that it may even be true from your perspective, but no matter what they have done or not done, they are worthy of love.

As we learn to turn our critical thoughts into loving thoughts, our entire world changes right before our eyes.


It's A Brave New World. 

Spread Some Joy Today--When was the last time you complimented someone openly? Spread some joy today by doing it often.

Daily Inspiration 10-2-14

"Prosperity is not without 

many fears and distastes, 

and adversity is not without 

comforts and hopes." 

-- Francis Bacon 

Having been observant in business and many businesses without necessarily a specific notion in mind, I have noticed something about planning that caused me to write down this phrase the other day: What if it works?

Sometimes I have seen businesses planning for problems, creating fall-back positions and what they will do if it doesn't work out. Maybe they are venturing into something new, or at least something a little off the path. If they take these steps, can they cancel effectively and get back to safety? I've seen many businesses grow in this way because they actually did venture out. And, I've also seen how quickly some will turn and leave before the opportunity had a chance.

So, it seemed to me logical that it would only be fair to put at least as much energy into what if it works, then what if it doesn't. Do many plan for success? What issues will need to be dealt with when it is successful? How will expansion happen?

My favorite quote of all time reminds me of this. It is by William Shakespeare. "There is a tide in the affairs of men when taken at the flood leads on to fortune." Of course tides ebb, but they also flow. It seems rather smart to prepare for both.


What If It Works? What Then? 

Spread Some Joy Today--by finding joy in your commute to and from work, or while going from one errand to the other. People do the strangest things while behind the wheel of a car. I'm smiling and laughing a good deal of the time--especially around town.

Daily Inspiration 10-1-14

"Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings." 

-- Dr. Asa Don Brown 

A couple of days ago, I quoted Dr. John F. Demartini from his book, The Breakthrough Experience. I've read most of his books and have enjoyed each. And though I've read a lot of books in general, it is often going back to them again for whatever motivation causes me to reopen it, and therein I find another diamond, another blessing, another enthusiastic morsel that inspires me in some way. That happened again today.

Since taking quotes out of this book, I still had it out and decided to read bits here and there near where I borrowed the quotes. Here I found a short section titled, I Am Worthy of Love. He tells a story of an AIDS patient who was given a couple of weeks to live and Dr. Demartini held his hands and told him over and over this phrase: "No matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love." He got the patient saying it over and over until his heart opened and he began loving himself. 

So, this morning I went for a walk with Charlie and all along the walk I repeated in my head, "No matter what I have done or not done, I am worthy of love." I must have said it a couple hundred times at least. Then, as someone else was walking by, I would say in my mind to them, "No matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love," repeating it several times, then returning to the first person and myself.

This was a gem of a bit from this book for me and I know that I am not alone in that I've had some things in my life that I would rather not share, that I haven't felt good about and have long ago buried them hoping to never think of them again. This simple little phrase has such power in it and it is the perfect thing to repeat in my self-talk and I am going to have fun with it for a long time to come.

Try saying it to yourself: "No matter what I have done or not done, I am worthy of love. No matter what I have done or not done, I am worthy of love. No matter what I have done or not done, I am worthy of love."

Then, practice saying it to special people who have passed on. I found myself saying it to my late wife, my mother and father, sister, people I've worked for in the past, and more. I said, "No matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love. No matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love." Now I believe they are in a place of total love and so they don't really need this from me, but I felt a need to say it to them to release any tidbit I was not letting go of.

As well, say it to those you come into contact with everyday--strangers, co-workers, bosses, vendors, relatives, you name it. Say, "No matter what you have done or not done, you are worthy of love." You know, a side benefit is that while you are doing this, there is little or no room left in your mind for negative self-talk. How cool is that?

There is a certain peace in actually doing this. No one needs to know you're doing it, and that is perfect. It creates a warmth and peace in your communications with them, and expands your love for yourself at the same time.


It's Such A Simple Thing To Do With Huge Benefits. 

Spread Some Joy Today--and by doing any of this above, joy will be spread.