It's nice

It's nice to do something for yourself and to feel good about yourself. My friends know what I am talking about. To have friends notice is nice. Now, to make the most of feeling good...
Oh, Sista...secrets are good. You know what I mean.

It's nice to be appreciated

As we go about our daily lives, at work, at home, with friends in person and online, I have noticed that it is nice to be appreciated. We should all have that intrinsic self-esteem, but at times, external praise goes a long way. I've noticed myself becoming grumpy when other people receive praise for doing things that I feel are part of everyday life when I don't receive praise. And then I berate myself for feeling that way. It can be a vicious cycle, but it's one that I am working on.
Anyway, I received special recognition from an agency we work with Friday. The Children's Home of Lubbock started something new this month. It is called cookies for caring. Every month they will choose caseworkers and/or supervisors who they feel have gone above and beyond their job duties to help the life of a child and/or how they've worked well with that agency. They bring cookies to the workers selected along with a note on why they were selected. They chose three people for the first month and I was one of them. It was such an honor to be selected. The note I received said that I have been excellent and going above and beyond in finding forever families for the kids that are so special to us. To know that people notice this and appreciate it made my day.