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I wanted to share with you my first newsletter of 2015!

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Patty

As most of you know I presented at NAA recently. Tim Blackwell from Property Management Insider attended one of my sessions and wrote this blog post about unplugging from information overload and I would love to share it with you!

http://www.propertymanagementinsider.com/unplug-information-overload

My husband, Don and I took a short vacation to Plymouth, Massachusetts back in July to visit our very good friend, Andrew Botieri. Andrew is a very accomplished professional with a successful track record in sales/advertising and a very talented musician!

We were thrilled to be able to attend Andrew’s performance at a local resort called Plymouth Sands hotel. There was a little boy in the audience with his parents who was wearing a very colorful madras plaid shirt. Andrew called out to him “Who’s that in the madras shirt?” The boy looked down at his shirt, beamed a smile and yelled, “Me!” The little boy’s name was Garrett, and it was evident that he had down syndrome. His parents shared that he loved to dance to the song “Blue Suede Shoes!” So, Andrew persuaded Garrett to come up to the front with him and perform. What treat for all! Click on the video link to experience Garrett and Andrew performing!

Andrew and Garrett Video

Oh, and I might mention that Garrett received a standing ovation and high fived every person in the audience on his way back to his seat! In turn, each person returned the high five with a generous tip, a $5 dollar bill! Garrett made out like a bandit!

What an unforgettable moment not only for Garrett, but every person who experienced this little boy who truly was filled with love and happiness and was whole heartily “in the moment!” Garrett’s Mom came up during the break and said “You all made Garrett’s night, to which I replied, “Oh, no, it is he who made our night!”

Click on the video link to experience Garrett and Andrew performing! Priceless! Just Priceless!

Abby, my three year-old grandbaby was visiting last week. We are busy playing outside and enjoying a glorious sunny day…feeding the ducks, throwing a ball, taking a walk, practicing to be hula hoop performers ( you’ll see us in the upcoming months in a hula hoop competition!) and watering Mamaw’s flowers.

I bent down in the grass to pick up the hula hoops, when I felt a gentle tug on my arm…I turned and there was Abby with a small yellow dandelion in her hand. Her face lit up as bright as the sunshine and she bent over, kissed me on the cheek and said, “I love you Mamaw! I picked this for you… Isn’t it pretty?!” “I smiled and tears began flowing down my cheeks… I said, “Thank you! I love it, it is just beautiful!”

Abby then asked if we could take the dandelion in the house and put it in water so it would stay pretty. We did just that! Several times during the afternoon and even into early evening, and many times the next day, Abby had to take a peek at her present, the dandelion, to make sure it was ok.

Wow! The emotions and feelings that flew around in those precious moments were incredible…

My mind re-winded to my childhood, when I recalled the moment I first gave my Mom her first dandelion. Do you remember doing that and how excited you were? Do you recall your Mom’s reaction?

And then, of course, I pictured the first time my son, Matt, handed me my first dandelion. I felt the emotions of receiving the most pure, precious gift…a loving gift right from the heart, just as strongly as I did so many years ago!

Yet, isn’t it ironic? This gift of a dandelion? That same dandelion we try hard to eradicate from our lush, green lawns, turns out to be one of our most cherished memories!

Ah…Life is filled with little moments…

In our busy, frenzy filled world we live in, it is easy to miss those moments…how about you, are you present, are you open, do you see them, do you honor them?

Happy Friday!  I wanted to share some fun session highlights with you!  These pictures and video are from a great all company session I did recently in Columbus, Ohio.

Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx_120vRVJk

If you are looking for a fun and informative motivational session for your team send me a message and let’s customize a session that will be perfect to pump up your team players to stand out in your market!

~Patty

Part of my Certified Laughter program is based on a program called: “Good Hearted Living.”  The program advocates focusing on a principle each day of the week and truly, I have found it to be life changing.

“Thursday’s are for Kindness”

“Help make another person’s life a little easier and commit to a random act of kindness.”

I am sharing a great video link with you. Take the time to take a look, it will brighten your day!

 http://positiveoutlooksblog.com/2013/11/22/do-you-want-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity-do-you-want-to-know-kindness-is-in-our-nature-watch-and-be-blessed/

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving filled with many Blessings!

~Patty

I am so excited to launch my first Blog site!   I hope you will find my posts to be entertaining, fun and useful for both you in both your personal and professional endeavors.

Today, I wanted to share with you a true story of human compassion.  Last Tuesday, I was grocery shopping my local Kroger store with my three year old grandbaby, Abby.  Abby spotted a display of stuffed animals, and ran to hug a huge panda bear (it was bigger than she was!).  Of course, she wanted to take the panda bear home.  I was trying to distract her, when up walked a young man who said “I think she needs to take that panda bear home with her!”  I laughed and replied, “Thanks so much, it’ll be fun trying to get her out of the store without the bear!”  The young man, who then introduced himself as the store manager, (Ryan) said “Tell you what, it gives me such pleasure to see her so excited about that panda bear, it’s hers, on me!”  I replied, “Really!!!???”  Abby was overjoyed and immediately informed me that her panda bear’s name was “Abby.”  She slept with Abby that night!.  What a great example of making someone’s day by delivering a simple act of kindness!  It doesn’t take much effort if you are open to being in the moment and willing to see the opportunities.  And, did you know that when you deliver an act of kindness, it is contagious?  Studies show that delivering an act of kindness is beneficial to you, the person you deliver the kindness to, and to any by-stander who observes the act of kindness!  It actually increases the feel good, happy endorphins in your system. Wow!

How about you, what can/will you do to make someone’s day today and deliver some happiness?