I just watched a GREAT quick little video on the Simple Truths website called ‘Appreciation’. I’ll give you the link in a minute… it’s a MUST watch!
So often you can go through your life without thanking the people that have touched your life and made a difference.
Stop and think for a minute… Who has touched your life in some way that you may not have acknowledged?
It can make all the difference in the world to the that person knowing that they made your life better by being a part of it.
I’m not going to keep you long on this post, because I want to challenge you to thank someone who has touched your life… and I want you to do that TODAY! It can be anyone…. stop what you’re doing, close your eyes and think of someone who has truly made an impression on your life.
Anyone come to mind??
It can be someone who was in your life for a day, a week, a year… or maybe they are still in your life. You’ll know when you have that special someone in your mind. You will feel a rush of JOY come over you.
Now that you have that person… take action! Give them a call, send them an email, write them a letter… write their name in the sky. Pick one and do it now. This will make their day!!!
I’d love for you to share with us who the person was that touched your life. Leave a comment below and share away! Also, if you’re up for it… after you acknowledge them, share with us the outcome. So juicy… gotta love it!
I’m excited to see the comments to this post. Just like the teacher you will see in the “Appreciation” video, she went all her life wondering if she made a difference in her life.
Check out the quick video and then get off to thanking that someone special!
===> “Appreciation Movie”
One more thing… SHARE this with your Facebook and Twitter buds. Just imagine if tons of peeps are out there thanking people who have made a difference in their lives… simultaneously. WOW! What a great wave of energy to put into the world. Share it, they will thank you 
Yours In Appreciation,
Eric Goldstein
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Thanks for the inspirational blog, Eric. There was a time some years ago when I needed an inexpensive place to live during a big transition. It was a low point for me and the thought of being homeless made it even lower. A friend invited me to share her home for a very reasonable monthly rent. When I saw the space she was offering, I nearly wept. It was the bedroom suite every woman longs for with designer furniture, fluffy comforters on the bed, my own bathroom, and access to a delightful yard and resort privileges at one of Phoenix’s finest hotels. This was my home for six months. It saved my heart from deep distress and helped me get firm footing again. Thank you Gail.
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Shayla,
Such a great story… thank you
for sharing! The world is a better
place because of people like Gail.
It’s people like Gail that set our
lives off in a whole new direction.
Thanks again for sharing:)
Eric your posting and meaningful video provided me with the opportunity to not only reflect on those who have touched my life, but your message also invited me to act on that awareness…and I thank you for that!
Earlier this year I lost my youngest son (age 36 years) after a lengthy illness. I would say that the way that he handled himself during his last sixteen months touched me and so many others. In my heart I thank him everyday, but your posting has moved me to send a thank you note to the Manager of the group home where my son lived.
Mark was developmentally handicapped and until the last few weeks of his life he was supported and cared for with such dignity by the staff overseen by the Manager of the facility.
Warm regards,
Bonnie
Hey Bonnie,
Thank you for sharing so authentically!
Such a moving story… it’s people like Mark
that have made a great impression on this
world.
Happy to hear that this post inspired you
to write the letter to the manager of the
group home.
Please come back and share after you
get a response from them. It’s so cool
how 1 blog post can put such great vibes
out into the Universe.
Thank you Bonnie!
thank you eric for sharing this blog with me today!
You have given me so much inspiration I wrote a blog post on gratitude, i thanked the universe for showing me the light recently.
Thanks again for sharing this, you have made my day today
My pleasure Rachael!
Your comment brought a huge
smile to my face… this is why I
will keep doing what I do.
Thank you:)
This was such a great post. I loved the video and it made me think of a couple people I need to reach out to that have completely shaped my life.
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Hey Kimberly,
Good to hear… reach out and
let them know the difference they’ve
made…
You’ll make a huge difference in their
life by doing so… thanks for sharing!
Hey Eric,
Great video. There’s a couple of people I want to show my appreciation for them being there… and thanks, I appreciate you for this post.
Coach Freddie
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Great to hear Freddie… spread the love!
Eric,
What a wonderful idea. I love the videos on Simple Truths. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today! I’ll be thanking Ric later today for being a huge impact on my life. He has shown me how to live in the moment and remember that life is all about the story!
Val
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Hey Val,
Thanks for sharing here… what a
great lesson that Ric has shared with
you.
Living in the moment… the now, that’s
all there ever is
Hey Eric,
Great post man! It’s amazing how many times
we tend to forget the people in our lives that
truly make a huge difference to our success
and our growth.
One of my BIG goals that I have set for myself
is that I want to retire my parents from working
because they have done SO MUCH for me
and have supported me 100% with what I am
doing which makes a huge difference.
Thanks for sharing this great content and I
look forward to your posts in the future!
See you at the top,
Michael Stead
Hey Michael,
What a great way to show them appreciation
for the support they’ve been in your life.
Make it happen brotha man!
Eric,
Thank you for that meaningful post. It brought goose bumps to my arms when I listened to the student’s story. The people I appreciate the most are my family and friends and up until recently when a recurring illness brought me back home, I had been living away from my aging parents. I feel so grateful to be back here with them and sharing time with them. I am in complete appreciation for all they have done for me and all they have shared with me, which includes their unending wisdom.
Lately I live in appreciation all day
Cheryl
My pleasure Cheryl… happy to
hear that you are living in appreciation
most of your days!
Thanks for the great share:)
Wow Eric,
The title of your blog made me almost cry lol…I must be over emotional today. I think it is so important to show gratitude to those that have touched our lives and made us more whole in some way.
I always try to say thank you but we can never show too much appreciation. I am definitely up for the challenge and will share the juicy bits with you….Watch this space!
Yours in Success,
Beth
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Hey Beth,
Thanks for sharing here!
It’s so important to show appreciation.
One if makes us feel good, and it makes
others feel good too:)
Looking forward to you sharing the juice!
Eric,
I appreciate my 8 year old niece because she called and told me it was really important that I go with her to get her eras pierced and it made me feel important, valued and loved. I am going to tell her that when I go pick her up in a few minutes!
I really want to hear who you thought of and how your experience was when you shared!
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Hey Rebecca,
Awwww, so cute!
Thanks for sharing here with
us in the community, I appreciate
it!
I had a chat with my buddy Jason.
He’s been a great support in my life
very recently.
It’s so great when life delivers you
someone super cool who just allows
you to be you.
I had a convo with him that I really
appreciate his friendship and who he
is as a person…
Thanks for asking
Eric, thank you for all you do for your friends, community and the world at large. It’s because of open, caring hearts like yours that we are reminded of the goodness in the world. Thank you for being you!
Kimberly
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My pleasure Kimberly…
Reading your comment brought
warm fuzzies throughout my body….
Thank you for the good words
YES ! I’M DOING NOW ” THANK YOU VERY MUCH ERIC” FOR THIS GREAT REMIND . I THINK THIS IS THE BASEMENT OF EVERY THING. “APPARITION” THAT’S WHY EVERY ONE HERE
My pleasure Chandana!!
Hey Eric
Great heartfelt post and so true. I make a point of showing appreciation and think I am pretty good at it, but it hit me reading this that the person I do not show it enough to is my husband of 29 years (next weekend – your Independence Day).
He is awesome and I am about to tell him.
Sue
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Hey Sue,
Showing appreciation throughout
your life is such a great character trait
to take on.
29 years… wooohooo! What is the
secret?
Very good post. I tend to forget about this one to be honest. But this is an excellent reminder. It is true when we begin to practice gratitude for people, things, and experience that we just continue to manifest more good to flow in our lives.
Hey Baker,
Right on… when we are appreciating
all we are doing is focusing on appreciation.
Appreciation is a good feeling thought,
which then becomes our point of attraction…
Which then brings things that match the
vibration of that point of attraction into our
lives.
Thanks for sharing:)
Eric,
Thanks for writing this post , i find the information that you have shared of great value to the people that i connect with and going to pass this on to my tribe. I look forward to reading more from you.
Chris
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Thanks for sharing the post Chris!
Hi Eric,
thank you for reminding us to thank other people for the little and big things they do for us.
The person I’m very thankful for is no longer with me. It’s my father who has passed away six years ago. A man born in 1921 and with very conservative and Catholic believes very often found it very difficult to accept my views. However, whenever I had a hard time or a critical situation in my life, he has always been the very first person I went to for advice or simply for comfort. He always said: ” I don’t agree with you and your choice and it’s very difficult for me to accept that. However, I will always be here for you”. This is a great lesson I will never forget: always accept others, especially your loved ones, as they are and always be there for them!
I’m happy because I’ve always thanked him for theaching me this great lesson.
Paola
Paola,
Thank you for being so transparent:)
You’re dad a great outlook when it came
to ‘allowing’ others to be who they are.
This is the one thing that I think holds
most people back in their lives. They want
everyone to be just like them…
What a boring world that would be
Hey Eric,
Thanks for sharing this video. There are so many people I’m grateful for but in one particular my best friend since we’ve been 3.
He’s someone who has always supported me and helped guide me towards achieving what I wanted in life. Always positive and seeing the opportunities in everything. A true visionary.
Thanks for the awesome reminder buddy.
Hey Ryan,
Thanks for sharing! It’s so good to
have good peeps like your best friend
who are there to support you.
Keep appreciating him, and more just
like him will show up… pretty cool
Hey Eric! Thank you for reminding all of us to take time out to show gratitude and appreciating. We should give thanks 3 times as much as we ask for help.
I know it may sound cheesy but I know the person in my life who I am most grateful for is my beloved, James.
We’ve been together for a while now and he has always ONLY supported and believed in me. He helps me out so much by asking me each day how my progress in business is going and just by the simple fact that he cares so much about how my day has gone (even when he has had a hard day). We spend alot of time thousands of miles away from each other (he is in the military) yet he is “present ” in my life. I am truly blessed to have a man in my life who makes me feel loved, cared for, supported and successful EVEN when he is far away from me. I only hope that I can make him feel the same way after all that he’s been through.
Thanks for sharing Eric!
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Hey Emily,
So great to hear that you’ve had
the support from James. I’ve come
to learn that distance doesn’t matter,
we’re emotional beings… and we can
love, care and support each other from
where ever we are in the world.
Thanks for commenting!
“people never get the flowers while they can still smell’em” ~ Kanye West from his song Big Brother
Thanks for the post it’s an important message.
Peace & Prosperity,
Dallas Cyr
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Good stuff Dallas! Kanye’s always
throwin’ down some good lines, with
a great purpose behind them.
Thanks for sharing that perspective!
Hi Eric! Thanks for sharing this post with us, my brother recently sent a letter to my dad for Father’s Day, and that made me think about doing the same, with some people in my life. This puts me over the edge on the idea, thanks again! Great video, making a difference in someones life is maybe the best achievement we can aspire to. Cheers, Jorin.
Hey Jorin,
So cool of your brother to send that
letter to your dad. Letting people know
how much they mean to us, and the
difference they have made in our lives
is so much fun.
It’s a win/win all around
Well that’s easy Eric!
I want to appreciate and thank YOU 
Yesterday we finished our 8th mentoring session and it was tough to say good-bye… I have absolutely loved working with you! Yes you know your stuff re: social media, personal branding etc… But more importantly, who you are as a human being absolutely touched my heart
Thanks so much for everything! I look forward to the day that we work together again in the future.
xo Colette
Hey Colette,
All I can say is Awwwwwwwwww:)
No goodbye’s… that was a start of a
great relationships…
I enJOYed working with you more than
words can describe. Your PASSION for
creating your Relationship Mentoring
brand comes through so beautifully.
I’m looking forward to seeing all the
growth that you continue to make along
your journey…
Much love to you Colette
Muah
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