Affirmations:
I appreciate all things for the lessons they offer me.
I fully appreciate all the gifts in my life.
Love grows when I share the Good I know.
Life works best when I give my blessings to one and all.
Do you
start your conversation with an improvement or appreciation?
Do you
share with others your topic or listen for theirs?
Do you open
your mind to a criticism or what you value?
Do you have
the habit of suggesting a better way or giving positive feedback?
Establishing
a safe relationship requires that you look for the positive.
Reaching
out to another for connection demonstrates what you value.
Extending
your best to another is sharing with them what you love and enjoy.
Clearing
the obstacles to be trusted and listen to requires you share you care.
What
would it take for you to always with everyone, seek out the gift?
What could
you say that makes the difference in someone’s life?
How can you
interact with the people in your life that inspires their life?
How can you
be the one in everyone’s life that they count on to bless theirs?
Can
you and I be the one to begin a complementary conversation?
Can we
remember love and gratitude is what really matters?
Can we
be the consistent loving reminder in someone’s life?
Can we
use our own positive psychology in a way that changes our world?
Let’s
start with ourselves.
Do we pick
on ourselves or appreciate ourselves?
Do we look
for the flaws or look for the gifts?
Do we
complain about our lives or validate our lives?
Criticism
and complaining is learned from the world in which we grew up.
Mistakes
were emphasized and bad behavior was punished.
Often kids
were only noticed or given attention when they were complaining or demanding.
We learn
from were we received the most attention, both positive and negative.
Observe
your relationships and communication.
Do you
leave people feeling better, happier and more inspired?
Do your
relationships feel like you do all the talking?
Are you the
one who points out the errors and the difficulties?
Do you
always have a suggestion for others to do better?
While we
may feel we are being helpful and loving, the other may feel belittled and
criticized.
While we
may want to connect and validate another, they may feel less than and devalued.
When we try
to help, they may get the message “You are never good enough.”
When we
always focus on what you want better or more, the other may never receive the
complement.
Clarify
your underlying intention.
What
do you really want to say?
What
is the gift you want to give?
How
do you seek to participate or contribute?
Loving
us all as we learn to love one another in all ways.
Betty
Lue