1. Excellent customer service

2. Asking to speak to a manager to praise a representative instead of to complain

3. Mind-blowing phenomenon of the giver benefiting even more than the receiver

4. Heart talks with a girlfriend

5. Advice that is so simple and so effective

6. French movie The Intouchables

7. The final scene means nothing unless you see the entire movie, which reminds me to trust and to be patient with my own “rising action”, “character conflicts”, and “climaxes”

8. Cuddling

9. Small, unexpected blessings that catch you so off-guard, but make your life so very sweet

10. Someone there to share the wonderful with

1. Success beyond your expectations!

2. Working your *butt* off and seeing a real pay-off

3.  After you’ve cried, pulled your hair out and spent hours on something, and you find out it WAS worth it!

4. Recognition

5. Choosing rewards that improve well-being

6. Brainstorming the perfect gift idea

7. Sending surprises

8. Free two-day shipping

9. A&E’s Biography series

10. Knowing exactly what will make someone smile

1. Stability where it matters

2. Friends

3. Sr. Rita Mae Johns

4. Venting

5. Someone who feels the same

6. Adults who act like adults

7. Professionalism

8. Smoked salmon

9. Encouraging text messages

10. Time and space to relax in alone

1. Non-profits that change a community

2. Giving more

3. Giving in less

4. Hard-boiled eggs save the day

5. Practice

6. The anonymous person who sent me encouraging notes in high school (still no idea who it was, but they helped change my fate as an adult)

7. Reassessment

8. Thank-you emails

9. Fun interviews

10. Doing your part

1. Teachers with compassion

2. Teaching with compassion

3. Confidence

4. Options

5. Good rapport

6. Doing your best

7. Hugs

8. Taking care of business

9. People who volunteer their time to help you

10. Systems that work

1. David

2. Finally finishing something incredibly difficult

3. Keeping things organized

4. Pretty nail polish

5. Superhuman patience

6. Unexpected availabilities

7. Choices

8. Finding forgotten-about gift cards

9. Perseverance

10. Discovering ways to reciprocate

1. Visiting a new city

2. Swedish culture

3. A water tower shaped like a coffee pot

4. Mesost (swedish cheese) and Ebleskivers with lingonberry sauce tie for #4

5. Colorful and expressive murals that brighten a community

6. Naps outside under a shade tree with sunshine and cool breeze all around

7. People who take time to help maintain the beauty of public landscaping

8. Checking out the local library wherever you go

9. Eighty-degree weather is here

10. Daffodils and poppies in full bloom

1. Spending time preparing

2. Giving it your best effort

3. Believing in your abilities

4. Focusing on what you want

5. Having support

6. Feeling confident

7. Making friends

8. Calculators!

9. Fitness of the mind and body

10. Working your trust muscles

1. Morning pep talks

2. Sharing a quiet breakfast

3. Steering your thoughts

4. Making a plan

5. Seeing the silly in something that’s tough

6. Focusing on what you give rather than what you get

7. Woodward Park sights and smells

8. Practicing

9. Figuring out the specific place you’re getting hung up at

10. Small bites

1. When communication comes easy

2. Finally understanding

3. Coming up with the right answer

4. Alternative solutions

5. Gaining momentum

6. Knowing the person on the other end of the line is smiling

7. Getting caught up on tasks

8. Using your break to express gratitude

9. Thoughtful messages

10. Standing tall and looking people in the eye