THE GIFT OF LISTENING

No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your responses…just listen.

THE GIFT OF AFFECTION

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and hand-holding.

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER

Share articles, positive news, funny stories and cartoons to tell some, “I love to laugh with you!”

THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT

A simple and sincere “You look great in red!” or “You did a super job!”, or “That was a wonderful meal!” can make someone’s day.

THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE 

Be sensitive to the times when others want nothing more than to be left alone.

THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION 

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, even if it’s just saying hello or thank you.

THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP 

Without friends life would hardly be worth living. Let your friends know just how much they mean to you.

THE GIFT OF PRAYER

Remember to pray for others…not all who are ill may be healed or every problem solved; but with prayer we can minister to those in need and distress, who are sick and suffering, those needing encouragement and salvation. Prayer for others is the gift of time—it is a gift of love.

THE GIFT OF YOUR SMILE 

A simple smile breaks all the barriers of language and culture. Smile and the world smiles with you!

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WHAT  IS A SMILE?

* A smile costs nothing, but gives much.

* It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give.

* It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

* None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor, but that he can be made rich by it.

* A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship.

* It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.

* Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone, until it is given away.

* Some people are too tired to give you a smile; give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

-Author Unknown

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Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  NASB 

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. Proverbs 17:22 NLT

Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. James 5:13 NLT

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If you have a story that you think might bless others, I invite you to send it by email to me (Kenneth Kersey) at godsotherways@me.com.

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