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B o y w a s I h a vin g a b a d w e e k, it se e m e d lik e if a n y th in g w a s g o in g to g o w ro n g , it d id !
B e tw e en p lu m b in g issu e s, c a r p ro ble m s a n d o th e r th in g s , I ju s t k e p t w a itin g fo r th e n e x t
th in g to g o ka p u t! I ca m e h o m e fro m w o rk in g a t th e fo o d b a n k a n d fo u n d a n a m a zin g m e s
sa g e o n m y p h o n e. (T h a n k yo u K a th y a n d A n n a b e lle ) It w a s a m e ssag e fu ll o f e n co u ra g e m en t
a n d lo ve, a n d it w a s e x a c tly w h a t I n e e d e d to h e a r! It lifte d m y s p irits a n d m a d e m e fe e l
lik e I w a s d o in g s o m e th in g rig h t.
W o rd s a re p o w e rfu l. T h e w o rd s th a t yo u sp e a k to d a y ca n o ffe r e n co u ra g e m e n t a n d
p o s itiv e th o u g h ts to a n o th e r h u m a n b e ing . E n co ura gin g w o rd s b u ild up th e lives a ro un d us
a n d as yo u a ffirm o th e rs , yo u w ill b e n e fit, a lso.
G o o u t o f y o u r w a y to e n co u ra g e a fa m ily m e m b e r to d a y . W o rd s sp o ke n b y th o s e w h o
kn o w us b e s t a re th e m o s t p o w e rfu l. T e ll y o u r c h ild w h a t a g re a t jo b th e y a re d o in g , a s h o rt
c o n v e rs a tio n n o w , ca n h a ve lo n g ra n g e b e n e fits in th e fu tu re . O u r n e e d to h e a r a ffirm in g
w o rd s d o es n 't e n d w h e n w e tu rn e ig h te e n . S o re m in d y o u r sp o u se w h y yo u lo ve th e m a n d te ll
y o u r p a re n ts h o w m u ch yo u a p p re c ia te th e m .
O u r c o -w o rk e rs n e e d it to o . M a n y o f th e m liv e tra g ic live s a t h o m e. B u ild th e m u p , b e
lib e ra l w ith y o u r p ra ise. Y o u m a y h a ve no id e a h o w d e s p e ra te ly it n e e d e d to b e h e a rd .
A c o m p le te s tra n g e r n e e ds th e m ,a lso . T h e w a itre s s , th e m a il m a n , o r ju s t so m e o ne on
th e s id e w a lk th a t yo u p a ss. S o m e tim e s ju s t a sm ile ca n lift th e m up!
L a s t b u t n o t le a s t is y o u rs e lf! W e n e e d to h e a r p o w e rfu l w o rd s o f a ffirm a tio n as
m u ch a s a n yb o d y e lse . T h in k p o s itiv e th o u g h ts , sp e a k kin d w o rd s to y o u rs e lf a n d b u ild up
y o u r o w n b e in g a n d s p irit.
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