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Appreciate Others

Posted by in Marlene's Feel Good Blog | 2 comments

Find Something To Feel Good About Everyday!

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“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. Express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” Ralph Marston

Whenever my husband and I have a conflict it usually boils down to one thing, one or both of us don’t feel appreciated! It’s so easy to take people for granted especially those who are closest to us. But those are the people we really need to express gratitude for the most, because without them our lives would be very different.

I make it a habit to tell my husband how much I love and appreciate him every day. I don’t wait to express my feelings in a holiday card although I do that too. When the impulse moves me I don’t hesitate to pick up the phone, or give him a big hug and just say “THANK YOU.” I tell him I appreciate his doing the dishes, feeding the cats or helping me with that letter I was stuck on. Whatever it is, big or small, it all adds up like money in an emotional bank account. Appreciation keeps our love for each other strong and our communication open.

When was the last time you told someone you love, how much you appreciate them? Try calling, send an e-mail, or even better snail mail a real greeting card. We all love to feel acknowledged. Thank YOU is a universal language easily understood in every country. Let it begin with you and spread to everyone you know. Before you know it your “I am so grateful” attitude will spread like a healthy vaccine helping people “feel good” about themselves and each other. Have a story to share about appreciating someone in your life, please share it here.

Marlene Moore Gordon

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today!

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2 Comments

  1. caren gittleman / August 2, 2010

    thanks for the reminder. I think we often get to busy that we forget to do the “little” things!

  2. Lynn Hahn / July 30, 2010

    Great Post! I needed that today. I’m lucky in that I too tell my husband how much I appreciate him and all that he does. I want to be successful at what I do but given the choice of success in business or in my family I’ll take my family every day of the week. I can face the world (which can be tough) with a lot more courage if my family is there for me and like you said, I need to be there for them to build up my “emotional” bank account so they in are there for me. I wish it worked that way with my “money” bank account LOL I’m not great at that but am pretty good at supporting my family LOL

    Thanks for your post and your blog. When I’m feeling low I love to find positive blogs to cheer me up. Your’s did :)

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About the Author : Marlene

My passion has always been storytelling whether that involves writing or imagery. Following this passion, I built a 20-year career licensing my unique hand painted illustrations and product designs to renowned companies in the gift, paper, and home décor categories. My clients include Waterford Wedgwood, Tiffany & Co., George Caspari, Shurman Fine Papers, Block China, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Cartier, Shaw Living, Stephen Lawrence, and many more. To view samples of my artwork, just go to http://www.createdigitalart.com/designers/marlene.php. Now, my passion has taken me to blogging, compiling, and sharing stories of people who in their own small way have made a difference in someone’s life; stories that have the amazing ability to reawaken our senses to experience everything that is and can be good in the world and connect us with each other.

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