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DQ 1 (Ch 9) Lets feel the magic of those two little, big words, "thank you".—Ardath Rodale The practice is very simple. Just say the words "Thank you" as often as possible. Thank you to the toll taker for taking your money. Thanks you to your coworker for bringing the cookies. Thank you to your fried for calling on a dreary Sunday. That's all—no need to go into a big long explanation of why you are appreciative. Just a simple, "Thank you". In truth, this "rote" response we all learned as manners is no small thing. I am asking you to really say thank you in a meaningful mindful way. As Daphne Rose Kingma points out in True Love, saying "{Thank you}... anchors in our minds the fact that we've been given to... creates an internal attitude of optimism... and is a character building act... {that} develops a positive view of ...the world." In other words, when we say "Thank you," we are reminded that we have been given something in this moment, which helps us remember that good things do happen to us and trust that our needs will be provided for in general. It also has wonderful effects on the people who receive the thank you. It makes them realize that their efforts, whatever they are, have been noticed and appreciated. And we all have a need to be appreciated. Indeed, several people who have worked for me over the years have said that they are al least as much motivated by appreciation as they are by money, and I think that's true for for a lot more folks than might admit it. Saying "Thank you" also goes a long ways toward encouraging more of the same behavior in the future. WE may not do something to get thanked, but being thanked makes us want to do it again. I realized that recently when I brought roses from my garden into the office and placed one in every person's office. All but one person thanked me, and I notice that my desire to do it again for her is not nearly as strong as it is to do it for everyone else. It's not that I am holding a grudge; my thinking goes more like this: "If she didn't like it, it makes no sense to do it again." Every single one of us learned to say a courteous thank you from our parents, and we often do it and not even look at the other person or realize if our thank you had any nonverbal impact on anyone. This is not that. This is doing it with meaning and intention in our heart, even if it is only the convenience store employee. Practice saying thank you every chance you get for an entire week and report on your most memorable experience. DQ #2 (Ch. 4) Share one good decision you made in your life this week. Write a paragraph, with your dilemma, your decision, and the consequences of that decision. Shifting the emphasis to what you do right enhances self esteem. Sometimes my decisions involve doing, sometimes they are thought decisions, like if I notice jealous or other negative thoughts, and I replace those thoughts with positive ones. It doesn't have to be a momentous decision like "I enrolled at college". It is far more likely to be a small one, like I didn't hit the snooze button this am. And besides, you get to decide the momentousness of your decisions. The first time I made the choice to not eat the chocolate chip cookies in the breakroom was a truly momentous decision for me. Rather than spending my day thinking about eating more chocolate chip cookies, I felt stronger and stronger and no cravings!! My day turned out to be much better with no cookies in my tummy! These little things can make big days! This question will be the same every week. please read carefully and answer the questions thank you help