I excitedly ran to the house ready to do my part.
After reading it carefully, I was to copy it, in handwriting, and send it on, by US Postal Service, to seven of my closest friends instructing them to do the same.
I'll also never forget my mother's reaction to my exciting chain letter.
"Absolutely not," she said. Seemed chain letters were the work of the devil in her eyes.
I never knew why she felt so strongly about a chain letter but the horrific feeling she instilled in me was everlasting.
A few days ago, I received a chain letter of sorts from a dear friend on Facebook.
I was invited to take part in a Positivity Challenge. I was to post three positive things for five days on Facebook and ask three friends to participate each day of the process by tagging them on their page.
That fateful chain letter day resonated in my head along with my mother's voice.
"Absolutely not," I could hear my mother say.
To this day, her influence runs deep in my veins. The memory of my mother's reaction paired with my fear of commitment, made me decline the invitation.
However, I loved the idea of being positive and appreciate my friend for stirring up positive thoughts and images in my mind ever since.
After days of pondering what is positive in my life, I realized many of my good thoughts come from the people I love and care for and what they are experiencing in their own lives.
* My friend and her husband taking their beautiful newborn, baby boy home from the hospital
* My friend enjoying a weekend visit from her son who now lives across the country
* My father-in-law spending a month near his beloved Chesapeake Bay
* My young friend who is like a daughter to me setting up her new kindergarten classroom
* My nephew pastoring at his own church
Positive thoughts also flood into my mind when I think of the major moments in the lives of my family and the important times I have with family and friends.
* My son on his first business trip
* My daughter moving into her very own apartment
* My upcoming weekend with my family of four
* My weekends filled with good friends and good times
* My monthly Bunco group with 11 treasured women
And, thanks to the little things in life, I see positivity around me from morning to night.
* My cup of coffee every morning that greets me like a warm friend
* A delicious cucumber from my neighbor's abundant garden
* Looking up at the starry sky when I take the dog out at night
* My dog's fast-wagging tail every time I look his way
* My bag of bite-sized Dove dark chocolate squares with little messages in the wrappers
Fortunately, my list goes on and on. My cup runneth over.
I know my mother would approve of me recognizing all the positive thoughts in my life...
as long as it's not in a chain letter.
I was invited to take part in a Positivity Challenge. I was to post three positive things for five days on Facebook and ask three friends to participate each day of the process by tagging them on their page.
That fateful chain letter day resonated in my head along with my mother's voice.
"Absolutely not," I could hear my mother say.
To this day, her influence runs deep in my veins. The memory of my mother's reaction paired with my fear of commitment, made me decline the invitation.
However, I loved the idea of being positive and appreciate my friend for stirring up positive thoughts and images in my mind ever since.
After days of pondering what is positive in my life, I realized many of my good thoughts come from the people I love and care for and what they are experiencing in their own lives.
* My friend and her husband taking their beautiful newborn, baby boy home from the hospital
* My friend enjoying a weekend visit from her son who now lives across the country
* My father-in-law spending a month near his beloved Chesapeake Bay
* My young friend who is like a daughter to me setting up her new kindergarten classroom
* My nephew pastoring at his own church
Positive thoughts also flood into my mind when I think of the major moments in the lives of my family and the important times I have with family and friends.
* My son on his first business trip
* My daughter moving into her very own apartment
* My upcoming weekend with my family of four
* My weekends filled with good friends and good times
* My monthly Bunco group with 11 treasured women
And, thanks to the little things in life, I see positivity around me from morning to night.
* My cup of coffee every morning that greets me like a warm friend
* A delicious cucumber from my neighbor's abundant garden
* Looking up at the starry sky when I take the dog out at night
* My dog's fast-wagging tail every time I look his way
* My bag of bite-sized Dove dark chocolate squares with little messages in the wrappers
Fortunately, my list goes on and on. My cup runneth over.
I know my mother would approve of me recognizing all the positive thoughts in my life...
as long as it's not in a chain letter.
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| I love real mail delivered by the mailman too! But, please, no chain letters. |
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