Positive Thoughts | Positive Actions | Positive Results
“When You’re Smiling”, by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, and Joe Goodwin (June 6, 1889 – July 31, 1943), was made famous by Louis Armstrong.
Play, Listen, Smile and Enjoy the whole world smiling with you!
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Resource: Quote Garden
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
This is the ending to Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. It is known as the best ending for any film.
City Lights was made in 1931…silent films ended in 1928. Charlie Chaplin may have known that the power of the human touch could only be effectively conveyed through action and kept the film from being a talkie.
If you haven’t seen the movie, you really want to pay attention to what’s happening in this clip … you will be rewarded with beautiful awareness upon human touch. Then…you will want to watch the entire movie. If you have already seen the movie then you already know how wonderful the ending is and will want to watch the movie again to be emotionally stirred by its message.
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
visit with us on 
follow us on 
Start 2010 by making a conscious effort to bring a smile to your partner’s face. Here are ten easy and effective ways to cause that special someone in your life to smile wide this Wednesday:
Source: OnSimplicity.net 37 Easy Ways to Say “I Love You”, March 12, 2009
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
visit with us on follow us on 
LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN TODAY…
Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day. ~Author Unknown
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
visit with us on follow us on
The following two short stories from A Magazine for People and Possiilities, Victoria M Hay, Publisher, demonstrate how a random kind word or gesture can turn someone’s world right side up.
First up is an 18-year old teenager, Brittany Eckert, who needed to hear something positive about teenagers from an adult. And, then, a mom who needed to be reminded of the treasure she had in her 2-year old daughter. This one will definitely receive a prop from any mom who has been on a mandatory shopping trip with her toddler after a long day. Both stories remind us of the power of a kind word or gesture spoken “on the fly”. Enjoy!
From Brittany Eckert
Dear Readers:
This is really little, but it made my day. I am an 18 year old and lately I have been hearing more and more stories on the news about “how awful today’s teenagers are.” Its always sad to hear what people say about the category of humans that you fit into.
I went to pick up some supplies for school one afternoon and I simply held the door open for a frail-looking elderly woman. To my delight she was extremely grateful and said things like “thank you so much!”, and “you teenagers are so sweet these days.” She quickly put a big smile on my face and I told some friends at school. They thought it was really neat.
Isn’t it wonderful how sometimes, the littlest things can touch you in the perfect way? It’s just a thought, but to me an act of kindness is a gift to you, as well as the person you give it to.
From A Mother and Child
Dear Readers:
One day I was shopping with my child after work to pick up supplies needed for an employee celebration. I was exhausted and wanted to get in and out quickly. My child was tired and cranky and wanted out of the shopping cart. She was grabbing for every item we passed. I was losing my patience and temper when an elderly woman came over to us. She took my child’s hand, and said “what a lovely child.” My little girl was quiet immediately. The woman looked at me. She had an angelic smile and then again said, “they are so wonderful at this age.” At once I felt peaceful and in control of the situation. After she walked away, I found a snack that pleased me and my little one and we had a pleasant shopping trip. That one moment of someone reminding me what a treasure I had turned my whole attitude around and made my shopping trip so much easier.
Excerpts are from Random Acts of Kindness Edition with 33 Heartfelt “Stories of Kindness” Collection of Stories Copyright © 1998 by Rebecca Ryan Resources.
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins! visit with us on follow us on