Beachy Beach April Love Note
(Originally published April, 24 2013)
Exert from my monthly office love note!!!
Our Attitudes color EVERYTHING that we do... it pours out into the lives of others and it changes the energy of the room we enter and we leave traces of it as we exit. It determines how we see the world and how we interact with others and quite obviously how we are received by others.
As many of you know I was a special Education teacher for about 10 years before I chose to dive into Real Estate. I learned that it was my job NOT to point out what they were doing wrong but catch them doing something right. I learned early on that what they COULD DO was far more important than what the COULD NOT do!!! The more I praised their great efforts and the more I minimized their weaknesses the more successful they become and the smiles and the joy was unstoppable.
The one thing that I never allowed into my class room was the attitude of a critical spirit. A critical spirit can do more damage to a group than most any other bad attitude. The sad thing is that it hurts to person with the critical spirit more so than those that it is directed to. It reminds me of a story that I love.
Fred and Martha were driving home after a church service . "Fred" Martha asked, "Did you notice that the pastor's sermon was kind of weak today?"
"NO not really ," answered Fred.
"Well, did you hear that the choir was flat?
"No , I didn't" He responded.
"Well, you certainly must have noticed that young couple and their children right in front of us, with all the noise and commotion they made the whole service?"
"I'm sorry, dear but no, I didn't"
Finally in disgust Martha said, "Honestly, Fred, I don't know why you een bother to go to church."
It takes NOT much of an effort to point out what others are doing wrong but it takes more of a loving spirit to catch them doing something right. It is so contagious when you have a spirit of elevation.... elevate others by your words of praise, your words of uplift and lift them with your kind thoughts and your prayers of Grace and kindness towards them. When you do this magical things happen in your own life.
Whatever we honor in the lives others we help manifest in our own life. So if we want Grace lets offer that Grace freely to others and watch the unending joy that you create for yourself and for those around you.
Karen Smith