I hold the curative powers of appreciation in very high esteem. A genuine phrase, glance or gesture of appreciation can turn even a very bitter and sarcastic mood to a positive and optimistic one. A smile always begets a smile, is what I have seen.
By genuine I mean that a conscious effort needs to be made to find out a streak or aspect ( maybe in the way of looks or nature) in another individual, which deserves appreciation. This repititive conscious effort to look for good in others will make us a positive person, which is no mean gift. and this in turn will help us in finding the goodness which is already everywhere around us.
What about the ugliness then, our cynical and practical mind bounces back to ask. The answer, according to my realizations, is that, everything is there in a platter before us - the good, bad and the ugly, and it for us to pick and choose. Everything is as we behold and perceive.
simple stories of a collection of little lives... all woven into one larger story and lived each day at a time... the feeling of the cool breeze on my face, and the wind ruffling my unruly hair...the story of watching the sun set over a green hill, beside a dark lake...reflections of moments on a bench, with our fingers entwined into each other's...the feeling of a lump in my throat as my children hold on to my hand on a rough patch on the road...or... of falling in love...all over again...
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very true...i've also observed tht appreciation does wonders.
ReplyDeletehow abt visiting my blog n leaving an appreciative comment? :P
I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post
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you aren't already ;) Cheers!
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