Appreciation takes courage and considerable resolve. It's the highroad, and not everyone is willing to take it. … You are saying no to blame, to resentment, to revenge, to violence in any form–from badmouthing others, to kicking the dog, to berating a person. You are saying no to victimhood, to martyrdom, to passing the buck, to criticism , and to demeaning yourself or others.
-- The Power of Appreciation by Noelle C. Nelson
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The first of anything is touched with special appreciation...first love, the first star of evening, a baby's first words, first day of school, first job. They are signals of change...profound and irreversible.
If we could meet each new day, each new person, each new experience as if it were the first, our lives would change. We'd realize that:
By falling, we learn to get up.
By not knowing answers, we look for truth.
By feeling sick, we seek a remedy.
By losing touch with God, we reach out for something more.
Today is a unique gift...I will appreciate the lessons and the
experiences.
Donna
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