Cheer Someone On!

Last week was "Random Acts of Kindness" week, where it was suggested to do something random for someone to be generous and kind.  I think those kinds of reminders are good, as we need to remember to cheer people on for doing good things or, simply, for the normally unrecognized things they do.

I bet you know of several people in your community that normally go unthanked.  What normally happens, is that they go through their professional job being criticized.  Leaders often fall into this category.  There is still another group, the "menial".  The ones who do the little jobs, whether they're paid to do it or not.  They do it week after week without ever receiving much of anything.  Maybe they have a certain day for thanks, like Secretary's Day.  Even Clergy Appreciation Month often goes unnoticed.  Why not just tell some people thanks for what they do, once in a while.  That brings us to this week's text...

It is time for us to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever, and the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.  ~ Vince Lombardi

Long-time football coach, Vince Lombardi, surely came across a lot of people who needed to be "cheered on".  Lots of people that he worked with and worked "under" him were doing several great things, sometimes making him look even better.  I hope he lived up to the quote.  I hope he was a cheerer of others.

May you use some of your vocabulary each week to cheer people on, to recognize the people who step up to challenges.  Even if you cheer some people on, find someone else to cheer on!

Go get 'em!

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