The Encouragement Foundation

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the Beauty they Possess Inside.”

Everything we say has the potential to either heal or harm. Our words can destruct or construct, be positive or negative.

Most times when we don’t stop to think about what we say, we just speak out the words that first come to mind.

Most of us will have experienced the effects of the negative power of the spoken word. It can color our personal lives and ripple far beyond us to effect everything and everybody.

Below are a list of positive words that you might like to test drive this week with your children. You will probably find you need to write them down and make an effort to use them. So I encourage you to give it a go. Your amazing!!!

1. Amazing
2. Astonishing
3. Brilliant
4. Excellent
5. Extraordinary
6. Fabulous
7. Fantastic
8. Incredible
9. Marvelous
10. Mind-blowing (they will like this one)
11. Out of this world (and this one)
12. Outstanding
13. Remarkable
14. Spectacular
15. Super
16. Superb
17. Terrific
18. Tremendous
19. Unbelievable
20. Wonderful

Great, heartwarming reminders. “Enjoy the journey – The choice is yours.”

If you see someone without a smile give them one of yours Have a fantastic day.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.

If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill

Everyone goes through a rough patch from time to time. When you think you’ve hit rock bottom and there’s no way out, don’t give up. If you keep on going with enthusiasm and a positive attitude you’ll come out on the other side and you might just find yourself in an even better place than to begin with.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~ E E. Cummings

Our immune system reacts to laughter in an opposite way as it reacts to stress. People who like to laugh a lot rarely get sick. The analgesic effect of laughing has been showed in many studies. This is especially available for the relief of chronic pain in lesions, neurological diseases etc. Doctors are of opinion that laughing brings about the secretion of endorphins into blood. More than that, it is known that laughing is a strong muscle-relaxing method, which also relieves pain. ~ (Wikipedia)

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
~ Henry David Thoreau

Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children, born prematurely and frail. There was little chance of her survival. At the age of four she was diagnosed with double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with a paralyzed, useless left leg and an iron leg brace.

When she was nine years old Wilma removed her leg brace and took the first step doctors said she’d never be able to take. Then in high school she entered her first running race. Although she came last it never stopped her from pursuing her dream of winning a race. She continued to enter every race in high school and continued to come last. Everyone begged her to stop but she never let it kill her motivation. And then the day came when she won her first race.

Wilma’s skill and strength continued to grow after years of perseverance and the help of coach Ed Temple, until she was accepted into the Olympic Games.

Wilma went on to win three Olympic gold medals against the fastest female runner in the world.

Pursuit of Happiness – Basketball Scene

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

~ Alexander Graham Bell

When Thomas Edison was creating the light bulb he actually found over 1800 ways to not build one. Perhaps the question is, are we seeking out opportunities from our mistakes or from things that go awry?

At one of the times in my life when I was feeling defeated washed up and as if I was the only idiot that had ever suffered a set back or in fact failed in life….my very encouraging and very successful brother came to my rescue. He was kind enough to listen to my woes…but only for a short time. He quickly shared with me that he often failed at things and felt demotivated, destroyed and hopeless… but only until he changed his attitude.

He now considers failures as nothing but learning experiences. He learns from them and quickly moves on. “I just fail my way to success” he says. I figured that if this attitude can help you build a successful Earth Moving company that employs 200 people then it is something I could learn from.

Perhaps you will be able to offer incredibly valuable encouragement to someone you know by sharing this story and photo of the new door opening and letting light in to the darkness. With 67 years of life experience I have seen new doors open and new light come into life enough times to know, it will happen for your friend if they can see that there are no failures…only learning experiences.

Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember, a kite rises against the wind rather than with it. ~Anon

When Walt Disney tried to get funding to develop Disneyland but was turned down by over a hundred banks. He was also fired from his job at a newspaper for “lacking ideas”. He also had several bankruptcies before he was able to develop Disneyland.

Radio interview with Walt Disney

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.” Pick your dream carefully because we can become no larger than our vision. The size of your dream limits the size of your accomplishments. Although poor eyes limit what we can see, poor vision limits what we can do.

The Power of a Dream Changes Lives!

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN’T LOOKING
A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make my
favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each
other.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give of
your time and money to help people who had nothing,
and I learned that those who have something should
give to those who don’t.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw how you
handled your responsibilities, even when you didn’ t
feel good, and I learned that I would have to be
responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw tears come
fr om your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things
hurt, but it’s all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw that you
cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I learned most of
life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and
productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked at you and
wanted to say,’Thanks for all the things I saw when
you thought I wasn’t looking.’

LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT .

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, & friend)
influences the life of a child.

How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by
sending this to someone else, you will probably make
them at least think about their influence on others.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.