Howtoencourage

Friday, December 1, 2006

How to Encourage

Words make a difference in life. We can impact others with the right words.

"We live by encouragement and we die without it, slowly, sadly and angrily," Celeste Holme's quote means we had better get it right!

Any day, any season is the right time to encourage our fellow travelers on our journey.

Do you know the right words to way?
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Inspiration and Holiday Encouragement

I just read this marvelous story about two women who used their passion for collecting nativities to help the homeless and inspire their communities. WOW! Talk about inspiration with a capital "I".

Reading "Sharing the Reason for the Season" story from www.americanprofile.com encouraged me to keep looking for the light. It's out there. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It made me weep. It made my heart sing.

They used their pain as fuel, to propel them to dream big, and then bring that dream to reality.

The definition of true encouragers. Words do make a difference.

Thank you, Nora and Judy. My day is getting brighter!

Enlightened Encouragement for Dark Days

I woke up to rain--everywhere--and darkness. Not much light in this morning.

I'm fighting to keep from retreating back under the covers. As I stumble through the dark to the coffee, I'm wondering where is the Festival of Lights that commemorated a miracle so long ago? Is it possible...could it happen to me today?

I need light. I crave light. I turn on my white twinkling Christmas lights and gradually feel their soothing oil encourage me in my darkness.

Centuries ago, the temple oil burned abundantly for eight days. I'm looking for a simpler soulful abundant life in my journey in the present season. Could I find answers in joining the two together?

The light is more powerful than darkness. Maybe that's all I need to remember today.