Oct 9-23
Canmore, AB
“Happy Thanksgiving Canada!!”
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Well – when you get weather like we’ve had
out here in Western Canada, in October – you forget about many things (writing a newsletter, for example). We spent the time visiting our son in Revelstoke, had great coffee and swapped stories with old friends and watched the Kokanee salmon spawning in a small creek that flows into the mighty Columbia River.
The kind of weekend that makes one feel both alive and grateful.
For this reason, I thought I would send you a very cool phrase my good friend Steve Messineo coined a couple of years ago….
“Keep Calm and T.A.F.E.L. On!”
Here’s how he came up with this slogan and it’s meaning.
We are all bombarded by negativity on a daily basis; especially by the mainstream news and by social media. Shawn Achor, author of "The Happiness Advantage" wrote, it takes 3 times the amount of positive stimuli to overcome the effects of 1 negative stimuli. So, how do we do this?
We can do this through
T.A.F.E.L. - an acronym I thought of this morning and one I think my good friend Hugh Tafel will appreciate for obvious reasons. 😃 I'll define it now:
🙏🏻 Thank: When you look around at all that is going on,
it is easy to give thanks to all that is good in one's life. I am thankful for my family, my friends, my home, my health, my work, all of the good times I have had in my life, and so much more. Thanking and being thankful in your heart and in your mind for all that is positive in your life for a few minutes each day is a great way to overcome any negative stimuli.
🤝🏻 Appreciate: Appreciate people for who they are and what they
believe in. Appreciate that everyone is different, and those differences are what makes us human. Appreciate people's perspectives and reflect on them before too quickly criticizing them. If we would all show more appreciation for each other, we would all get along so much better. It is also necessary for the next step in this acronym.
🥰 Forgive: Forgive anyone and everyone who made or makes you angry, sad, frustrated, or
depressed. Forgive those people in your heart and in your mind, even if you can't say it to their faces. For example, mad about something our President or some other politician did? Forgive him/her and let it go. Don't let other's actions ruin your day. As hard as it may be to forgive people, especially those who have hurt you in any way, I believe from my own experience that it is necessary in order to move and be a better person.
👩🏻🏫
Educate: Consistently find time to educate yourself and other's. Education breeds self-confidence and satisfaction for learning something new and applying it to make your life and those you love lives better. Educating yourself on other people's perspectives, really digging deep and not just accepting the stuff thrown at you by mainstream and social media, also allows for appreciation and cooperation, both of which we could use a lot more of as a
country.
😂 Laugh: We all should do more of this. Laughter is the best medicine they say, and when you think about it, how good do you feel when you are able to have a hearty laugh. Find those books, videos, interactions, whatever that make you laugh daily and you'll feel much better about life in general.
So, there you have it everyone. Keep Calm and T.A.F.E.L.
on! Have a fantastic week! #thankful #appreciation #forgiveness #education #laughter = #happiness
(with thanks to Steve Messineo)
Until next week,
Stay healthy and focus on profit!
- Hugh
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