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says—"A form of encouragement is talking reality and not just telling folks that everything will be great ‘cause it ain’t.” He went on to say—"It is good to learn to face reality and learn how to deal with it (i.e. learn how to handle real life); if children don’t learn to handle failures, life will be very hard for them; they will live in a make believe unhappy world.” My Daddy, Chester, would say to me—erv, everyone has problems, but they just handle them different.

 CoachB coaches about—"We need to have a balanced life—money, relationships, spirit and health.” Think about that folks. It appears if we get out of balance, life is distorted and isn’t as good which is easy to do (i.e. this is my opinion). 

A devotion I read early one morning said—If we have the right mind, we can be joyful even in and during and while enduring a conflict. AverageJoe says—That seems far fetched for me to understand! Saturday question—Where do we find the right mind?

We saw this on a bench on the Coast Trial in La Jolla along the cliffs. Sooooo who could be our Alex that we would like to live like or do live like? Does our Alex know that they encourage us? Maybe we telling them that they are our Alex might be an encouragement to them. You can’t do it when they are dead, that is for sure! Or as a friend said to me--Give flowers and money with a warm hand!

James, anybody can be a James, says—The business that delivers a quality product every time earns the customer's trust. A  person in a relationship who shows up is reliable — who keeps promises, who responds with steadiness — earns the trust of the other. The pattern is the proof." Now that can be encouraging to have a friend like that.

I encourage you to enjoy every sandwich and give thanks. I believe giving thanks is a great opportunity for us to handle disappointments. Not to complain but to give praise and thanks about something. It works for me. David was a great example of doing that. His example works for me. He's one of the best, my opinion.

SusieQ says--Mommy and daddy shouldn’t always bail Jr or Susie out, no way should they! Children need to know there are consequences from their actions, good and bad and learn to deal with them.

CoachB encourages me with this statement—"Ya gotta move on to the opportunity of a lifetime and our lifetime is the opportunity.” Dale Carnegie said, “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” Saturday question-- Why not take a moment now to pray for that difficult person in our life? I believe that is a great form of encouragement, my opinion. And who really is the big winner, the person we dislike or us? Most folks don’t even know we dislike them. How crazy is that! LuckieEddie says--I seem to let other people be in control of my attitude. How crazy is that!

I believe there is power in encouraging others. And most people don’t even realize it. It encourages them and it encourages us. It feels sooooo good! And how we encourage others is different for different folks, for sure. AverageJoe says--We need to keep this in mind: People don't remember what we say, but they will remember how we make them feel.

I was getting gas and above the pump was this sign. It appears to be great marketing in tempting everyone to spoil themselves, you deserve it, just go ahead and have something you enjoy, don’t worry about your calorie intake, just eat and be happy. It’s a subliminal encouragement message to our mind. It must work or they wouldn’t do it. I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it—Self-discipline is the best discipline. Such is life.

I saw some folks throwing coins into a wishing pool the other day for I would guess for one wish. Saturday question--Soooo if we could have one wish what would it be?  That question sounds like a question at the Miss America contest. There they have to answer it politically correct or they won’t win. I guess most folks would wish for money. I know what my wish would be. Do you? Please send me your wish. I would be interested. You can send it with your name or anonymous. I would be interested. Saturday question—Do most folks wish for something for themself or for something for someone else? Now that might tell us something about ourselves. Crazy huh!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean said—A person who never makes a mistake is a person who never does anything.