Show your Appreciation today!

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Today is appreciation Day! Start with yourself. Find 3 things you appreciate about yourself. It might be that you appreciate your sense of humor, that you did the dishes or put out the trash before you left the house this morning or it might be that you appreciate that you got gas last night so you didn't have to fill up before you went to work.
Next, start with your family, tell your spouse, your children, your parents, even your pets something you appreciate about them.
Next are the people you encounter today; your friends, co-workers, the bank clerk, grocery clerk or gas station attendant.
At this time of year when it is colder and rainy we take for granted the services that others provide for us and the effort it took to do it.

Think of the postal workers bundled up walking their routes to deliver your mail.
Think of the sanitation workers that come to take away your trash.
The Meter readers that come to read the gas meter.
The Tanker drivers that deliver fuel to gas stations or fuel to your home if you use propane heat.
The utility workers that work out in the cold to retore and repair power lines.
The store clerks that come out and bring in all the carts from the parking lot.

When you go through the drive thru have appreciation for the hardy soul that has to keep opening the window to take your money while you stay warm and cozy in your car.
Appreciation is a powerful tool and a wonderful gift that you give someone today.
So whenever you can speak your appreciation directly to that person Do it - and see the startled smile on their face grow bigger and bigger.

Affirm:
  I will look for and speak and show appreciation for everyone today!

Have an Appreciative Tuesday!
Mary Ellen Pierce
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the Antidote is Gratitude.

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Gratitude is the antidote to worry. Worry is fear about the future, what will happen later today, tomorrow, next year. Gratitude is about the right Now. So when you find yourself worrying about anything, STOP! and become grateful. Find gratitude in the small things, the big things, the everyday things, the simple things.
Have Gratitude for waking up today, for having transportation, for having a job, for the sun shining, for the health you do have, for the friends and family that surround you, for food on the table, a roof over your head, a pet that loves you, a child's laugh, the sun glistening off the water, the ability to think for yourself, for fresh air, for living in a free country, for your senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, a sense of humor, that yesterday is done and today is a brand new canvas.
Today realize that you cannot be worried or fearful when you are thinking and focusing on all the things you are grateful for.

Affirm:
     Today my attitude of gratitude keeps me in a positive and worry free space!

Have a Lots to be Grateful for Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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The concept of Feeling Good.

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If you want to feel good today try brightening someone else's day. See how amazing the power of a smile, a hug, a kindness, a few words of appreciation or encouragement or simply saying "Thank You" can be.
Don't be selective about it instead be generous with it. Include everyone you encounter today and FEEL the difference within your own heart.
Make a difference in someone's life today by making a big impact with small feel good gestures.

Affirm:
     Today I feel good by helping others feel good.

Have a Feel good Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Have a Great Day!

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What would your day be like if you woke up with positive thoughts? If you got out of bed with an attitude of gratitude? If you looked in the mirror when you were brushing your teeth and stopped and smiled and said "Hey good looking - it's going to be a Great Day!"

If while you were having your morning cup of coffee you took a minute to read something funny and uplifting to balance the dismal news?
If when you saw your spouse, your children - yes even your pets you paused a moment to smile at them and say "I love you and you're going to have a great day today!"
If when you were driving to work and someone beeped their horn at you or traffic was moving too slow that you smiled and said out loud "I am still going to have a Great Day and I wish all of you a fantastic day too!"
If when you walked into work and each person you saw you greeted them with "Good morning! I am glad you're here because it's going to be a great day today!"
If during the day you made a point to say Thank You to your co-workers for even the little things.
If no matter what happened at work no matter what moods other people were in you just kept smiling, being cheerful, being appreciative with an inner knowing that you were still having a great day!

What would that day be like? Try it today and see for yourself. Be the catalyst for having a great day. Smiles and positive attitudes are contagious so start an epidemic of joy!

Affirm:
     Today I demonstrate what a great day feels like!

Have a Great Day today!
And then do it again each day!
Mary Ellen
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Acknowledge Yourself!

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Did you know ...that You are your most valuable asset!

You ARE talented, creative, strong, skillful, caring, loving, grateful, intelligent, powerful, .... the list goes on and on.

Focus on your talents, skills and strengths today.
Don't wait for someone else to acknowledge your talents -
acknowledge them yourself.
Don't wait for someone else to appreciate your skills-
appreciate them yourself.
Don't wait for someone else to praise your strengths-
sing your own praises.
As you go about your day, acknowledge, appreciate and praise yourself!

Affirm:
     I am my most valuable asset and
     I am important and I matter!

Have a Self Affirming Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Start Thanksgiving early

Happy Friday!

There is all the media hype about Black Friday starting early. Why even last weekend the sales hype was already in full gear. So that made me think.
Why not start giving the gift of Gratitude and Thankfulness early too? Start saying Happy Holidays to everyone you meet. How about saying a simple "Thank You" to people who probably don't hear it a lot. Like the postal carrier, the sanitation workers, policemen, firemen, teachers, grocery store clerks, employees who go out and get the carts from the parking lot. You could even say "Thanks" to the customer who takes their cart back to the cart corral instead of leaving it in the parking lot.

There are so many ways to express gratitude, thankfulness and appreciation. This weekend why not challenge yourself and others to see how many different ways that you can find to extend the gift of Thankfulness to as many people as possible.
Then on Sunday evening or Monday compare notes over a cup of coffee to see how many creative ways everyone came up with to spread Gratitude and Thankfulness.
And see how wonderful it feels to make a difference in someone's life by making a big impact with small and simple feel good gestures.

Affirm:
    This weekend I will focus on spreading Gratitude and Thankfulness as I prepare for the Holiday.

Have a Thankfully Grateful Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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