Chrysalis – LinkedIn Stories on Kindness and Hope
Indirectly, my sister-by-heart challenged me. She said they were looking for increased opportunities to give. I liked that idea a lot and started looking for my own “blessing opportunities.” Here are some ideas I came up with: Double your tip Whatever kind of tip you usually give to a server …
Need some inspiration, encouragement, motivation to start the week? I know I do! And these people have encouraged me, so I want to share their thoughts…. “Pick one thing. Start doing it. It’s not complicated.” Scott Boddie “With anything new, you cannot get better if you do not start. Just …
“Who is at your table?Who is no longer at your table?Who do you want at your table?” Recently Heidi Ames asked these three questions in a powerful post about people who are, who have been, and who will be in our life. That made me start thinking about how I …
“This week: Build someone up. Put their insecurities to sleep. Remind them they’re worthy. Tell them they’re magical. Be light in a too often dim world.” (Author unknown) Today: give a gift of encouragement! Share an inspirational thought with someone… Let them know you believe in them! Remind them that …
Imagine total darkness where there is no light… Now imagine the tiniest point of light… The glow of that light starts to illuminate the darkness… Now imagine the person you serve with your service/product as being in the dark. You are the “light” to help them. How are you doing …
Here’s a gift you can give to yourself today: kind words! When you show kindness to yourself, it’s so much easier to show kindness to others. Today choose to speak kind words to yourself…because you are worth it! Speak to yourself as you would to your mom/dad or to your …
“You sat on the side and you tried to hide it(In silence and quiet)But deep in your heart, there’s a burning fireWhoever told you that you’re not strongToday’s the day you’re gonna prove them wrongIt’s in your victory song You’re not worthless, you’re preciousYou’re not left out, you’re wantedYou’re not …
It was the end of a chapter….one that Victoria was unprepared to have end so abruptly. She looked around the empty house one last time as unwanted tears started falling down her cheeks. She wasn’t ready to say goodbye… Five years ago, she unexpectedly had to say goodbye her dad, …
Five ways to be “Sunshine Forward”: Tell someone you are grateful for them! Give someone a smile! Tell a cashier “thank you!” Send a “thinking of you” text – or better yet, a card that you mail! Give someone a hug! What is another way you can be what I …
I smile every time I look at this little “scrubbie.” Not because it’s smiling at me but because my mom was so excited when she gave it to me – and everyone else who was staying at the house at that time! This was one of her “big” discoveries that …
