I recorded this video about 3 years ago and it sure does ring true today as well. I hope that you’ll take a listen and remember that words and actions hurt people. No one has the right to be mean to another, so “if you can’t be kind, be quiet.” It truly is a great reminder in this world that can be so crazy and unkind.
Spread kindness, be mindful of your words and actions, and remember that “no day is promised.”
Wishing you love and light,
Those five words can mean the world to someone. They can change their bad mood to good. They can say “you mean a lot to me” to someone who needs to hear it or be reminded of it. And they say that you thought about someone in the midst of your busy day.
I love those five words and I love when someone takes a moment of their day to let me know that they’re thinking of me.
Those five words tell me that I’m an important part of their life, that they’re grateful to have me in their life and that I am loved.
Those five words are powerful.
Be sure to use them every chance you get.
It will mean the world to someone you care about.
And it’s a good thing.
Wishing you love and light and from me to all of you: “How is your day going?”
~Anne Dennish~
“Say what you mean and mean what you say, but don’t be mean when you say it.”
I’ve always loved this saying and taught it to my children as they were growing up. Not everyone holds to this. There are people that will say what they mean in a cruel and hurtful way. Words are nothing to play around with. It’s the hurtful words that will stick with the person you said them to for a long time, if not a lifetime.
I listen to whatever anyone has to say to me, my children included, but I will not tolerate being talked to in a cruel and hurtful manner. My boundary is “say what you mean but don’t be mean when you say it,” and if what they’re saying to me turns ugly, that’s the end of the conversation. I’m not going to allow someone to verbally beat me up or use me as a whipping post. I respect the boundaries of others and they need to respect mine.
We all run into people that will be cruel and hurtful, trying to cut us down but if there’s one thing that I realize about them it’s this: they’re the ones with the real issue. They’re cruel words are born out of their own feelings about themselves. Maybe they’re lacking self-esteem and are jealous. Maybe they aren’t willing to take their own accountability and instead, throw it back on someone else.
Please, my loves, in a world that can be less than kind, YOU be kind. Be respectful of someone else’s feelings but also be respectful of your own boundaries.
We can’t change the life of someone overnight, but we can continue to try through kindness, love and compassion.
Be the change you want to see in this world. Be the one who plays a part in healing the world. Be the one who tries to make a difference…and together, I believe that we can.
Wishing you love and light,
~Anne Dennish~
The holidays are fast approaching and that “good ‘ol anxiety” we sometimes feel is taking advantage of us and rearing its ugly head! So many people have anxiety at this time of year and this year it seems to be worse. We feel cut off from friends and family and isolated from having a social life that we’ve grown accustomed to.
But this too shall pass.
Be kind to yourself and others.
Be gentle and forgiving with yourself and others.
And remember that this holiday season will soon become a memory to be shared next year when you’re surrounded by family, friends and loved ones.
We’re all in this together even though we have to do it apart.
Hang in there, my loves.
You got this!
And you’re doing just fine.
Wishing you love and light,
~Anne Dennish~
Anne Dennish - Writer/Author 