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DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF AND LOVE LIFE?

Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments, where you’ll find of marvelous & magnificent pieces of knowledge about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and recognize your own talents.   We all have them and until someone shows us, we often miss seeing them.

Hi, I’m your host Linda Gullo. Please join me weekly.  Mini Miracles is a brief encounter with simple stories. These show stoppers last only about 10 or 15 minutes.  It is great to listen to when you plan to be in and out of the car when you are running short errands.  Please subscribe to our feed and share it with others.

There are so many things I’d like to share with you. If this is your first time listening to me, you know that this is a treat for me. Podcasting allows me to reach out and be part of your day.   I welcome your ideas so stay tuned to the end for contact information.  So thanks for  joining me again and taking this time to listen to an episode on Validation.

If someone were to ask you, “what makes you the person you’ve become?” What would you say? Do you think you know yourself well?  If you asked the people closest to you, what would they say? Would it be hard to receive feedback? Are you being validated in a good way? Validation is meant to be a positive way of knowing our worth.  I don’t mean money-wise here, but value in how one interacts, shares, or takes things on willingly.

Often the feedback we get from others helps us define ourselves.  What do you bring to a conversation? Do you have a valid contribution?  Do you jump right in and help others or begrudgingly do things?

Being validated is valuable. It makes us who we are and they enable us to move ahead.   They  also come from the people who love us the most.   If you listened to an earlier podcast on Reflection, you know how valuable they are to helping us become better versions of ourselves.  do you feel validated by the people you are with each day?  If not, how can you change your own image to feel more congruent with your values?

I have found that interesting people are fun to be with.   they make a game of life.   Like dodge ball they stay in the safe zone, but also have a good disposition.  I wrote a list of what makes them interesting.   I thought you too probably could create a list, but here goes with what I have found.

1- There are the readers.   These people are well rounded.  They tend to have up-to-date information on the news of the day and  the politics around the country.  chances are they’ve read a umber of BEST SELLERS. They have a stack of books on their pile to read.

2- There are the collectors.  These people have “zeroed-in” on a hobby of some sort.  They may collect stamps, records, memorabilia or something from a period of history.  The reason for their collection also tells you about them.  They tend to be driven and consistent.  They are avid learners.

3- There are the travelers who have set goals to do walking tours in the USA, or visit specific countries, or continents.  They have learned 1st hand about the cultures , the people, and the cuisines of each area.  Recipes flow from their vast knowledge and simply delight in sharing.   They have stories to tell of people they have met and the impact of experiences can help any of us as we prepare for tips.  Be sure to mentally note those people and talk with them, as often as, possible.

They are like walking historians and geography wizards –especially if they have recorded things in photographs and videos.  Traveling confirms what we learned from textbooks.   It helps us to be open to others and their actions.  Travelers collect ideas and their minds are brilliant.

There is a lady who comes to our church.  We have learned that we have a few things in common.   Both of us  love to travel and we are past educators.

She does more traveling now that I am able to do and comes in to sit next to me when she is in town.  She is retired and thrives on her time to be out and about.  She is filled with smiles and sparkles with delight.   Her traveling itinerary is filled for the next year or more and I long to get the updates.   I live vicariously through her trips.

Number 4. Next there are the musicians.  They entertain on the spot and connect people with music.  They sit down at a piano and start a sing-a-long.  Or they pull out a guitar and begin rocking.  In Europe I saw the Mariachi Bands in the community squares.   Large groups of people would gather and enjoy the music.

In Ireland, the pubs are the place to see the talented people gathering to perform.  In between their gigs they sit and share with you.  They add to the hospitality of their country and  make one feel accepted.

5- Talkers –They seem to collect stories.  Give them a topic and away they go.  They make great salesman and they are comfortable with themselves.  They usually have developed a sense of humor and ease in sharing. Being with them brings out the best traits in a group.  They end up being the first to volunteer.

There are the experts in every area.  The technicians who can unscramble flaws in a cars system.  The researchers who contribute to medical discoveries.  Gardeners who make our yards beautiful.

Any of these people can to on for hours carrying on a great conversation.   What a delightful way to learn from these masters the secrets of their trades.

So where are the mini miracles? People who are conversationalists take us out of our pity-party.  They do more than entertain us; they have the potential to inspire us to be better.  They wake us up and help us forget our misery, our aches, and pains.   They give us balance and emotional stability.  They help us believe in ourselves and create trust amongst us.   Talkers teach us to listen so we can learn from them about things we would never  read or experience ourselves.  They impact us and stimulate us.

Just one note as I wrap up today.

Being careful to accept healthy reflections is important and to know who is giving them to you is also essential.       We need to be congruent with who we are and what we are really good about doing.   But learning from those around us is precious and for that I am grateful.  I hope it rubs off on you too.

Enjoy your week.   Feel free to send me feedback on topics or to get on our email list for free updated PDF’s and handouts.   That address is www.lindagullo.com

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