I have a pretty bowl sitting on my desk.
It’s full of love.
It’s my encouragement bowl.
For the last 3 years, I’ve tucked little notes of encouragement, thank you’s and what-not notes, into it’s porcelain hands.
When I’m feeling discouraged or overwhelmed or under-appreciated, I go to the bowl for encouragement. Sometimes I just look up from my laptop and labor and let the written words remind me that I’m not alone.
My tip: get a bowl and fill it with encouragement.
p.s. got my cute bowl from Dayspring
I LOVE this idea Kristen! I think we can all use some encouragement during the day!
Thanks for hosting!
~Liz
LOVE IT! I especially love the black/white with red bowl. I have my Inspire File. I keep inspirational things in it to cheer me up and inspire me.
I love that idea! As an educator, we often get nice notes from administration, and like a personal bowl at home, it is always nice to keep those notes tucked away in one’s work desk drawers for those special days when you need it.
Great idea, Kristen!
Thanks for hosting this party. I really like the idea of the bowl w/ encouraging notes.
Great idea. So much better to reach for a bowl full of loving words than a bowl full of ice cream when I need love.
Kristen, REALLY like this idea!! I needed a little bowl of encouragement just this week…just today, in fact! Thank you for this idea!
love it! I do something similar with emails . . . I have a “feelgood” label in Gmail and whenever someone sends me a “good job” type of email I archive it.
I LOVE your idea! Thanks so much for sharing. For years I kept all the thank you notes I received in a file folder, but I never once looked at them again so I started tossing them, and that just felt bad too. Now I’m going to follow your suggestion. (At one point when I had tiny children I was encouraged to make a list of my “successes” – little things like I made a difficult phone call, or the living room was tidied each night for a week – to review when I was discouraged. It really works and helps to put things in perspective.)
I keep important cards tucked away in a cute little box in a closet. I think I’ll pull it out and place it on my desk. Great idea.
Thanks for the link-up.
What a great idea! I have a box in the closet where I save letters and cards but I think it’s a great idea to keep them out like you do. Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea and I am totally doing it for myself today! Thanks
Jenn
So wonderful! I know just the dish to use. What a happy simple reminder it will be!
What a simple, fun idea. Thank you.
What a great idea! I think I will need to start one.
I love this idea!!!
I really like this idea!
Love the bowl and great idea…I kinda have one of those on my desk and it’s a catch-all for my ephemera and memorabilia. I made the sweetie pie pops TWICE now for Valentines Day and they were so loved by my family and very easy to make…try it you’ll like it