Choosing to be Happy
I just wrote the first chapter of our latest book that’s going to be publsihed by McGraw-Hill. And the amazing thing about writing is this: it’s solitary, there’s no direct feed-back and no praise. It was the same in the writing workshop that I attend each week; the teacher is great, a wonderful man who knows the craft inside and out, and I said to him, “How do I know if I’m a really good writer?”
“You’re not getting enough praise?” he smiled at me as he said it. He knows what it’s like. Then I thought about it today. We don’t ever get enough praise for the numerous things we do! I mean who praises you for changing a diaper, picking up after people, cooking the dinner, washing the pots, making the bed?
So I asked Jeff to say a few words about getting praise–see if he can shed some light on it. Here’s what he says, “If we’re looking for praise, the best way to get praise, is to give praise. To be open to looking at other people, and looking for their attributes, not their problems. Look for the good points and come from a genuine place in giving praise.
The Law of Attraction says, ‘that which you give out, you will get back.’ So today, give praise to at least two people.” I love it. So I’m giving you praise right now for reading this blog. I never know who reads it, but if you at least are reading it, then it’s all worthwhile. Thank you so much. Val & Jeff
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