Thanks Kavita. I've forwarded this to my family & friends. Flo/Florence/Yoke
EMAIL ETIQUETTE: Subject: Speak the Blessing (a must read) > > > >Speak the Blessing >I have a friend named Robert who grew up with an alcoholic father. He grew up >out in the country, and his dad was known as the town drunk. Robert was a star >football player. He made the high school All-American team and went on to play >in college. Football was his life. But as far as he knew, his father never saw >him play one single football game. His father never encouraged him and never >told him how great he was. Robert so longed for his father's approval. Years >later, he found out that his dad did come to some games, but he would stay to >the side because he was so embarrassed about being the town drunk. >After Robert's college football days, he went to seminary and became a great >pastor and leader. One day, he got a call saying that his father had a heart >attack and might not make it. Robert rushed to the emergency room. His father >was a little disoriented. He was coming in and out of consciousness, and he >thought Robert was the doctor. He said something to Robert that changed his >life forever. He said, "Hey, Doc, have I ever told you about my son, Robert? I >am so proud of him. He was a great football player and now he's a pastor of a >great church. He's so smart and talented. Doc, I just wish you could meet my >son, Robert." >That day, Robert heard the words that he had longed to hear for more than 35 >years. He received the blessing from his father. A void was filled on the >inside that only his father could fill. It was like a healing balm going all >through him. >Who in your life needs to hear a blessing from you? Sure, you may be proud of >your children or loved one, but understand that a blessing is not a blessing >until it'sspoken. The fact is, Robert's father had the blessing on the inside, >but he never released it. He never verbalized it. He thought, "Oh, Robert >doesn't need to hear from me. He's successful. He knows how great he is." But >you have to remember, there is a blessing that only you can give. >I know some people weren't raised to be affectionate or expressive with their >feelings. You may say, "Joel, we don't do that in our family. We don't talk. >We don't hug. We don't kiss. We don't compliment." But, you need to be the one >to break out of that rut. Just because it hasn't been done in the past doesn't >mean that it's the right thing. You're attitude should be, "I may not have >seen this kind of love and expression modeled in my home growing up, but this >is a new day. I'm going to draw that line in the sand. I'm going to start >telling the people God put in my life, ‘I love you. I'm proud of you. I >believe in you.' I'm going to start speaking the blessing." >Be blessed, > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en.
