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Happy It's-Finally-Summer! Welcome back to Sip of Soup, my free monthly eSip offering a taste of insight and lessons to help you keep caring while living a more balanced life.  

 

As Father's Day approaches, few of us can deny the impact our dads had, and still have, on our lives. My dad was a strong, stoic, hardworking farmer. His era and role models taught him to be reserved about showing his affection. While I don't ever remember him saying, "I love you," he showed us everyday how much he did. His love and his lessons continue to guide my life today.


Positively Yours,
LeAnn

Positivity Power   

 

Daddy's' been in heaven for nearly 40 years, but I can still hear him coaching me...loving me:

 

On tough times: "No matter how bad you think you've got it, you only have to look around to see others worse off than you are. I complained I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet."

 

On good works: "No matter how much I give, God's shovel (back to me) is bigger than mine."

 

On opportunities: "Make hay while the sun shines."

 

 

On conformity: "If she jumps off the bridge, would you jump off too?"

 

On relationships: "Never let a dollar come between you and a friend (or family.)"

 

On family: "Honor your mother." Period.

 

On balance: "There's a time to work and a time to play and a time to pray."

 

I'm sure you can write your own lists, with your own lessons because each of our fathers brought something unique: who he was, based on his family history, his knowledge, his role models. We need to appreciate what our fathers gave, and forgive the rest.
Lessons from LeAnn

Even if your dad was not perfect (and who is?), you need to show your love. Tell him all you appreciate about him. Write him a letter, even if he's in heaven. Show him. Now.

 

 

In This Issue
Sip du Jour
A Healthy Quote:

 

"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end and by posterity."

- Jean Paul Richter

   

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About LeAnn Thieman

Best-Selling Author, Hall of Fame Speaker, and Nurse.  

Co-Author: Chicken Soup for the Nurse's SoulChicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, and 10 other Chicken Soup for the Soul titles. Her book Balancing Life in Your "War Zones" shares lessons from her Vietnam Orphan Airlift adventure. Her latest book and initiative is SelfCare for HealthCare

: Your Guide to Physical, Mental & Spiritual Health.  

 

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