Many years ago I had the opportunity to attend a lecture that was given by Florence Littauer. For those of you who may have never heard of her she is an inspirational speaker, and her topics are mostly on inspiring and encouraging others and how we can become a person that others love to be around. When I first heard her I was a young mother of three children under four and was having a hard time just getting through my daily chores, taking care of a family, and I felt that I was the one that needed encouragement so how could I possibly give it out?
Recently my Aunt sent me one of Florence’s books titled “Silver Boxes” which is one of the lectures I had heard her speak so many years ago, but now I was in a very different place in my life and the idea of being able to give out encouragement was something that I loved doing on a daily basis. Florence refers to when we encourage others as “Silver Boxes” and how we can not only make other people’s day better, but by giving them words of encouragement we can be changing their life for the better. I cannot think of a better thing to wake up in the morning thinking about, but how can I make those I work with and those I serve today have a better experience when I am with them. At the end of the day, your life will be much richer for the encouragement and uplifting words you give someone else, just try it and see.
No matter what walk of life you are on, life is just too short not to make it better for yourself and those you work with each day. What a great way to start the New Year….give a Sliver Box as a gift!
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