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Eye See You

Jennifred Jones

My son said this might be more of a mom thing. Maybe he is right.

But I like eye-gazing into my grandkid’s eyes. Eye to eye. Just staring and looking into their eyes while they look back into mine. First it is out of a love for them, as it was for my own children. I want them to know and feel it in their little bitty eyes and self that I love and care for them, that I see them and want them. Second, it is a means of security for them that someone is holding them and spending time with them. They are important to someone bigger than they. Gaze as long as they will let you. It seems a peace will come over them while you are holding them just looking.

This will work for older children too. Sit with them and look at them…don’t need to say a word. Just sit and smile and put your arm around them if they’ll let you. Most kids only want to know someone is looking at them. You be that someone.

Gazing one on one with others is also good. We want to be looked at eye to eye when talking with others – showing we value them and feel what they have to say is important to us – to another human being. We’re not doing a quick glance, but eyeball to eyeball facing the other and talking person to person. We are adding and showing value to them just by seeing them in our everyday experiences.

Is there someone in your life that needs your eyes to gaze into theirs to bring them love, peace and assurance?

Compelled!

Jennifred Jones

Everyone talks about everything! News casters discuss whatever they want and send it out…ready or not!

Therefore, I am going to talk about things which need to be at least thought about…by all of us. I feel more and more compelled – as times and world events continue – to help us hold the line.

Good will ultimately win. Let’s make sure we are on the winning team. Evil voices are demanding attention. Evil seeks to destroy people and what they have and are doing for the good of others. Evil tries to convince people they are worthless, there is no hope – so go ahead and hate your life and hate others. Evil says things have gone too far, there can be no change. Evil tries to cover the good with darkness so we cannot see the light…see what really is going on. All it portrays is gloom and doom.

Through all the dark clouds of evil there is a light shining brightly saying, ‘This is the way. Walk over here. Don’t listen to that. I will help you. Things will work out for good. Help the other person. Smile at the cashier. Keep your place picked up. Plant some flowers. Make something and take to them. Encourage that person. Do your best.

There is a lot within our own power to improve our life. Don’t hold yourself back, waiting for another’s approval. You be the compelling factor in your life!  Turn the light on. Step outside and find something good you see or can do.

The important thing – begin!

‘Gooded’ to

Jennifred Jones

Crazy, word, crazy thought!…but it came to mind last month and I believe it is a valid point!

That’s something I love about words and the English language, (might be the same in other languages which I am not  familiar with)…they can be mixed up and added to, twisted around saying several things at once through your own new word 🙂

So ‘gooded‘ came about.

It is a verb I invented from a noun.

Sometimes, just walking down the streets, shopping, driving, you see the ‘plight of humanity’. They may have all their needs met, look great, have a nice home and family, yet they are broken inside, lost in direction, existing from day to day.

‘How do you know all this and why are you making this statement?’ Because I have been there… I know the feelings, the pangs of inadequacy, lack of direction, self-worth…all of it!

People just need to be ‘gooded to’. They need to know/SEE that somebody else sees them, acknowledges their presence and places value on them, and everything will work out!

The mother shopping with 3 kids, one a screaming child. She needs a smile and kind word, “You have a beautiful family”. That’s all she might need to calm her feelings of ‘I’m failing motherhood in public’.

The new waiter who mixes up your orders…’You’re doing fine, we’ll wait, it’s ok’ then leave him a nice tip.

Your own child when he comes home from school, has a bad evening and needs some extra TLC. Fix him a special little bedtime snack tray and watch a funny cartoon together.

So much of ‘gooding’ on people is so simple!!!

Let your kindness flow out in a smile, a kind word, a thoughtful gesture. This is basic stuff folks. We’re all good at it, we just need to do it.

Now, go ‘good’ on somebody. Good on yourself too!