September 22, 2010
Out of our Way
09 22 10 Wednesday
How often do we go out of our way to make others feel good about themselves? How often do we really compliment someone and mean it? How often do we put others feelings before our own?
As we have added the Encouragement texts, I am getting some feedback and you guys are telling me that folk really don’t go out of their way for others much any more. We may put our spouse or kids first, but outside the immediate family it really isn’t happening that much. I wrote the book on selfishness, so I really have to work on putting others first. For me, sometimes, I have put others before my family; crazy I know. However, I have really put that old selfish person on the road. He does try to come back in from time to time, but having accountability in my life has helped to keep him out. Anyways, I want to encourage you to start encouraging other folk. Show more interest in them than you do yourself. It’s one thing to be interesting but a complete new level to show interest. I know for me it is hard work to make others feel comfortable around me. I don’t ever try or intend to intimate folk and sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do; if their insecurity is so high. I find myself apologizing all the time; and if I have ever made you feel uncomfortable in any way, please forgive me. With that done; lets set our sights on encouraging and uplifting others. For some it may begin with a smile. I have to remind myself to smile, so I know how this all works from the ground up. My goal with this blog, with the Encouragement text and my book projects is to encourage the encouragers. So the plan is to develop you and me to be encouragers and then we all go and encourage others. In the end you too will be developing encouragers. That is what this is all about really, building and establishing good, healthy, strong relationships. Make a difference today in someone’s life. Be an encourager!
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