Appreciation Revolution

We all lead busy lives. Our time fills up pretty quickly with work, school, friends, family, sports, hobbies, fitness, sleeping, eating and much more.  There are things that we know we probably should be doing, but we just keep making excuses and putting them off. What we don’t realize is there are quick and easy ways to do and say the little things that make a big difference.

There is not enough appreciation in our world. We don’t say thank you, give compliments, draw attention to someone’s hard work, or tell people how much they mean to us, as much as we should. I believe in the importance of appreciation, and I’ve been on a mission to urge others to appreciate. But, I’m only one person with one blog. So, I’m starting a revolution. I have reached out to the greatest bloggers I know and asked them to share their thoughts on appreciation. Some will write from a business perspective, some from personal experience, but I know all of them will have something valuable to share.

You may think that you don’t need to appreciate people. They already know how you feel, someone else will recognize them for their hard work, you’ll thank them the next time you see them. The truth is, you never know what tomorrow will bring. Remember, it only takes a minute to say thank you, or send a quick note expressing your admiration. But, you don’t have to take my word for it. Come back and read the awesome posts that will be featured on Life’s Chocolates in the weeks to come.

To everyone who is joining me in this revolution: thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

Appreciative Revolutionaries:

• Making the Shift From Resistance to Gratitiude {Jenny Blake}
• Appreciation is Earned, Not Given {Matt Cheuvront}
• The Thing About Appreciation {Carlos Miceli}
• Appreciating Life’s Harshest Moments {Raven Moore}
• Thank You Means Never Having to Say Things From a Movie {Elisa Doucette}
• Appreciation is About Finding the Silver Linings {Ben Wilcox}
• The Gratitude List: An Exercise to Exercise Appreciation in Your Life {Grace Boyle}
• Thanks to the “Invisible” Heroes of Our Generation {Akhila Kolisetty}
• Brazen Careerist Appreciates You {Ryan Paugh}
• My Birthday Wish: A More Appreciative World {Yours Truly}
• Gratitude is Hard for Me Sometimes {Rebecca Thorman}
• The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword {Kristina Duncan}
• A Dedication to the Stranger {Carla Blumenthal}
• Appreciating Life’s Little Moments {Ryan Stephens}
• Appreciating All That We Have {Ruby Ku}
• Lives Are Made in These Small Hours {Susan Pogorzelski}
• I Sure Would Appreciate Another Set of Eyes {JR Moreau}
• A Little Appreciation Goes a Long Way {BlueBelle}
• Loving the Present Does Not Mean You Have Settled {Jun Loayza}