It is an ironic position to be in, when one decides to embark on a journey to be an encouragement to others, seeking and sharing "news sources" of the positive nature and yet human nature seeps in and discouragement rears it's ugly head. Simply said... I was discouraged this week. I missed a deadline that was important to me. Juggling my day job :), mom responsibilities, maintaining the blog and developing the web store felt like too much this week. I had REALLY wanted to have the web store up and running this week ... beginning our campaign to support United Cancer Services, with our first line of jewelry in memory of my mother-in-law and all the mom's families have lost and all the mom fighters and survivors! Reminding myself that I have a choice to focus in on a missed deadline or focus on the progress I've made so far and accepting that the deadline was simply, unrealistic was the choice I had to make. What ushered me into a better choice?
ENCOURAGEMENT!
I don't believe in coincidence, so I'm certain that by coincidence this week when I was encouraged by a friend, to keep going, it was by design that without her knowing I needed encouragement to replace my self judgement... she was there!
This brings me to the Media Monday share...
On the right side of the blog, you'll find Encouragement is Contagious. It's an amazing video example of how, with encouragement, true supportive engagement, we can work through frustration and fear. Be Encouraged and Enjoy!
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