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Esteem always encourages

When we break down the word “encouragement” we find the word “courage” in it.  Encouraging others means planting the seed of courage in their lives. We can experience this by giving esteem.  Encouraging esteem can have the form of a heartening smile as … Continue reading

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World Smile Day

Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, MA and creator of the smiley face in 1963, started World Smile Day 10 years ago. His goal was that people would dedicate a whole day to smiles and kind acts throughout the … Continue reading

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Esteem for museum employees

Visiting the outstanding museums in Washington D.C. we witnessed how patient and friendly Smithsonian museum employees are toward visitors.  To work in a museum is an inconspicuous service job.  Most visitors hardly notice they are there until they need something. But without these … Continue reading

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By greeting you give esteem

When we think of how we can express esteem in our daily life we can overlook the simplest ways to do it.  Smiling at people we meet throughout our day is one simple sign of esteem.  Another is to greet … Continue reading

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Esteem can be planned

Even when esteem is most often spontaneous, we can still plan esteem.  You can remind yourself with a sticky on your mirror or near your coffeemaker to give an esteemful sign today. Or, if you know that tomorrow you’ll be grocery shopping, remind yourself to give … Continue reading

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Esteem is always you

We could find hundreds of tips on how to express esteem.  But truly we have to recognize that it’s always our own expression when we give esteem.  It’s our unique personality and our unique way of putting an acknowledgment into words. Receiving … Continue reading

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Esteem remembers and forgets

Always give with forgetting and always receive with remembering.  This could be a slogan for esteem as we experience it in our daily life.  When we follow this slogan we’re on the right path toward living esteem genuinely. When we … Continue reading

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Esteem makes people feel important

We may start our day with the honest thought of giving esteem as often as possible.  But sometimes it’s difficult to achieve because people are ill-tempered or because the situation isn’t right. There is a little tip for making it easier to give esteem … Continue reading

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Esteem and the importance of the moment

We get 86,400 seconds each day to fill in whatever way we wish.  If you take just one second each day to say thank you to someone your day is already blessed. An esteemful life tends to fill the other seconds of the day with … Continue reading

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Esteem happens now

Today is a gift that’s why they call it the present. Esteem is one of those human actions we can’t plan for the future or can’t correct in the past.  Esteem always happens in the present time.  Esteem happens now. Many of … Continue reading

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