THIS WEEK’S QUOTE FOR STRESS:
“Appreciating each other is a true family value, one that will bail out much of the stress on the planet and help strengthen the universal bond all people have.” Sara Paddison
Isn’t it true that we all like to be appreciated. When someone appreciates what I’ve done, it certainly motivates me to go the extra mile in a relationship. Relationships are marked by something called mutuality. I feed good things into your life and you do the same for me. Stephen Covey in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, refers to this as the ’emotional bank account’. You first have to make deposits into the other person’s emotional bank account before you can make any withdrawals. Withdrawals are times when you are thoughtless or lacking in appreciation towards that person. You can only get away with this if you’ve made enough deposits of good-will, loving actions and appreciation.
What a change we could make in this beautiful planet of ours if we start looking out for the good in people, rather than just focusing on the negative. What a wonderful universal bond this will create in our world!