...all life is too precious to waste it. As a waiter, customers often asked me, “You smile all the time, how can you be happy every day?” I answer something along the lines like, “You know, life is good!” or “The smell from our food makes me smile.” If a coworker asks then I typically reply, “It’s a tip from years of experience. The longer you serve, the brighter your smile is.” This response makes my coworker thinks that although work is not like Disneyland, it is still possible to put up a smile and lift up the whole atmosphere. Servers are trained to smile all the time because a business owner knows that happiness is transmittable. A happy server makes happy customers, happy customers will come back and even bring a friend with them next time. As a server, I smile not only to fill up my tip jar, but also to lift the spirits of my coworkers. Hence, I can spread my happiness to everyone they interact with for the rest of the night. There is more behind my smile than I typically reveal. It is more often than not, a genuine smile. I used to be a depressed teenager. I was extremely suicidal during a few of the years I was depressed. I was forced to spend a night in the hospital because I was threatening to kill myself. I used to smile at the thought of suicide because it was my way out. It was my way to finally be able to get rid of...
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...succewThe 7 Keys to Success by Will Edwards For Fay - My Most Excellent Daughter ‘You are a special enterprise on the part of God’ – Mildred Mann This eBook may be given away freely. It may NOT be sold. Copyright © White Dove Books 2006 All Rights Reserved. http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk Contents Your Wake-Up Call ........................................................... 3 Commitment...................................................................... 4 An Open Mind ................................................................... 6 Persistence ....................................................................... 8 Flexibility ......................................................................... 10 Faith ................................................................................ 12 Thankfulness................................................................... 14 Passion ........................................................................... 16 The Rest of Your Life ...................................................... 18 A Message for Our Time ................................................. 19 About the Author ............................................................. 20 About White Dove Books ................................................ 21 _____________________________________________________________________ The 7 Keys to Success Will Edwards Your Wake-Up Call When I was quite young, someone told me, “If you want be really...
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...The 7 Keys to Success by Will Edwards For Fay - My Most Excellent Daughter ‘You are a special enterprise on the part of God’ – Mildred Mann Distribution Rights This eBook may be given away freely. It may NOT be sold. Copyright © White Dove Books 2006 All Rights Reserved. http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk Contents Your Wake-Up Call.................................................................... 3 Commitment ............................................................................... 4 An Open Mind ............................................................................ 6 Persistence .................................................................................. 8 Flexibility.................................................................................. 10 Faith .......................................................................................... 12 Thankfulness............................................................................. 14 Passion ...................................................................................... 16 The Rest of Your Life............................................................... 18 A Message for Our Time .......................................................... 19 About the Author ...................................................................... 20 About White Dove Books......................................................... 22 _____________________________________________________________________ ...
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...Acknowledgment With the deepest gratitude and appreciation , I humbly give thanks to the people who helped me in making my On-the-Job Training a possible one. To my parents , for their unending love and support, for providing all my needs financially and morally, for their patience and understanding during my tiring days that I can’t help them in the chores, for their never fading advices and for being there for me no matter what. To my girlfriend who serve as an inspiration to me, who keep on encouraging me to always make the best out of everything and for being and ever supporting girlfriend to me. To the institution where I am studying , Surigao del Sur State University , where I am continuously growing as a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management student and to sir Rudyard Ryan Verano for giving us, students, the opportunity to be educated. To all my instructors who shared and continuously sharing their knowledge with students like me and keep on molding me into a better person. I am extending my warmest thanks especially to the Kapitans of Villa Maria Luisa Hotel who share with us everything that they knows and keep on inspiring me to pursue my goals in life, most of all, my goal to work in a 5 Star Hotel someday. I thank all the Kapitan’s of Villa Maria Luisa Hotel for their patience during the times that we commit failures and a big thanks for touching my life and motivating me to study harder for me to have a better future. To the...
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...Gratitude and Well-Being Philip C. Watkins Eastern Washington University Content This chapter attempts to review the research that speaks to the relationship between gratitude and well-being. Considerable evidence shows that gratitude is associated with emotional and social well-being, and experimental work has provided promising evidence that gratitude causes enhancements in well-being. I propose that gratitude supports well-being because it amplifies the good in one’s life. Gratitude and Well-Being Gratitude is the most pleasant of virtues, though not the easiest…. Gratitude is a mystery, not because of the pleasure it affords us but because of the obstacles we must overcome to feel it. It is the most pleasant of virtues and the most virtuous of pleasures. -Comte-Sponville (2002), p. 132 At a recent convention a colleague asked me, “Why is gratitude so great?” His question came about while discussing the many virtues that seem to result from gratitude (Watkins, 2004; Watkins, Van Gelder & Frias, 2009; Wood, Froh & Geraghty, 2010). In this chapter I will seek to answer this important question. In pursuing this goal I will first attempt to define gratitude and I will present several ways of assessing this emotion and virtue. I will then review the research that speaks to the issue of whether gratitude is all that “great.” Third, I will explore the “how” of gratitude; I will suggest several mechanisms that might help explain how gratitude...
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...May 10, 2012 MR. & MRS. GUALBERTO ARANAS Dear Mr. & Mrs. Aranas, Greetings of peace! We cordially extend our heartfelt gratitude to you and your office for the invaluable assistance you have extended to the Archdiocese of Palo, in our preparations and during the installation and canonical possession of the fourth Archbishop of Palo, His Grace Most Reverend John Forrosuelo Du, D. D. yesterday, May 9, at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral. The reception in Ormoc of the Archbishop and his faithful from Dumaguete and their travel to Palo last May 8 went smoothly. The guests – bishops, priests, religious and lay people alike – enjoyed the simple dinner and short program at the ARCIVU Hall (Palo Metropolitan Cathedral) during the evening. On May 9, the day of the installation itself, we were blessed with a fine weather. The papal nuncio and head of the Diplomatic Corps, His Grace Most Rev. Giuseppe Pinto, D. D., the two cardinals and 61 bishops, and our local government officials graced the installation and canonical possession of Archbishop Du. The luncheon at 12:oo noon was held at Sacred Heart Seminary grounds while cultural presentations entertained our visitors. The whole event was indeed a success thanks to the many persons – thanks to you - who extended their generous assistance. And for the many other favors you and your office have extended to us, again, thank you very much! Cordially in Christ, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jaime...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This experience is indeed a very great challenge to us as graduating students because we were given the opportunity to exert all our efforts to make this thesis a successful one. In this regard, we would like to acknowledge our English and Filipino teachers, Ms. Debbie Manuel and Ms. Melba Baluyut, for their guidance and support while we’re doing this research work. We also want to thank the students who answered our survey form honestly and with full cooperation. We would like also to take this opportunity to thank our beloved parents for their support, love and concern to us. To all the members of this group, thank you so much for your cooperation. Most of all, our deepest gratitude goes to our Almighty God who faithfully giving us all the wisdom, guidance, strength and protection all the days of our lives. PASASALAMAT Ang karanasang ito ay isang malaking pagsubok para sa amin bilang magtatapos sapagkat nabigyan kami ng pagkakataon para maiganap namin ang lahat ng aming kakayanan upang ang pag-aaral na ito ay maging matagumpay. Sa pagkakataong ito, aming pinasasalamatan ang aming guro sa asignaturang English at Filipino, MS. Debbie Manuel at Ms. Melba Baluyut, sa kanilang paggagabay at pagsusuporta sa amin habang kami’y nagsasaliksik. Amin ding pinasasalamatan ang mga studyanteng sumagot sa aming survey form ng may buong katapatan at kooperasyon. Gusto rin naming kunin ang pagkakataong ito para pasalamatan ang aming mga magulang sa kanilang...
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...Rosemary, thanks for your points. I find one very important note in your reading and that is, that dealing with people is directly related to their various backgrounds. It is very important that we understand and know that not all people have the same backgrounds or even the same access to resources. Being poor is a great struggle within itself, but when you compound that with being , homeless and hungry, that’s even more complicated. I know from first hand of being a young single mother, trying to make ends meet, ends meeting meant sacrificing “something.” The “something” may have been sacrificing my own meal in order for my child to eat. I remember using charity resources that would offer assistance with housing and food. I am ever so thankful to God for his grace. God placed people in position at the time when I needed them most. The workers at the facilities that I used in Kansas were absolutely phenomenal. They helped me in so many ways, without being judgmental. I was young, single, and broke, far away from family, hungry, practically homeless, a mother and definitely misguided. They helped me by putting me on a path back to work and helped to build my self esteem through counseling. They provided more than enough. That is why I am able to stand firm today on one of my favorite verses, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4:19, King James Version) You are so correct when you quote the Bible, “I...
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...Requirements for the course ENGL 211 – Technical Report Writing By Guevarra, Giorgio Martin C Guevarra, Lorenzo Miguel Jang, Jose, Yosalina, Leo Xander March 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researcher would like to express our thanks to the lord. Our God for his guidance towards everything we do In life, including this study that we had made, and for being an inspiration for us all to do our best in life. We give our thanks to Ms. Karen M. Millano, our adviser for ENGL 211, for carefully and patiently guiding us so that we may finish the thesis research, and for supporting us and believing in us, that we can accomplish our task finishing the thesis. To the respondents of this study, we express our gratitude because without them, this thesis research would not have been completed, we thank them for allowing us to conduct a survey during their spare time, and their patience and integrity in answering the survey. To our parents, for their support and everlasting patience and understanding for us. And lastly to our classmates, since they have been with us since the beginning of the semester and they had been our companions in everything we do for the subject ENGL 211. ABSTRACT STUDY HABITS OF SECOND YEAR BS-AVTECH STUDENTS OF PATTS COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS S.Y 2013-2014 Guevarra, Giorgio Martin C Guevarra, Lorenzo Miguel Jang, ...
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...to introduce to us our 1st Speaker, We have “ Ms. Kyah Apruebo/ ________________) TALK E1: Thank you Ma’am ___________ for that very interesting lecture about _______________, hope that everyone here have that lesson imprinter in their mind. . E2: To go on, We’d like to ask Ms Kyzah Apruebo/ ________________________ to introduce to us our 2nd speaker for this morning. E2: Thank you Ma’am _____________ for sharing thy wisdom. . E1: Asking is a sign of one’s interest on something E2: For those who want some clarification, questions in relation to our seminar’s topic today, the floor is now open. Our Dear speakers would be glad to answer your queries. (--------------OPEN FORUM---------------) E2: And to express our gratitude to our dear guest speakers , we’d like to ask MR. ALBERTO TUZAN, and MR. DIONISIO VILLETA, to present our token of appreciation. E1:...
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...Sample Cover Letter for Freshers Your Street Address Your City, state, zip Date Person’s Name Company Name Company Address City, State, Zip Dear (Mr./ Ms. Person’s Name): Mr./ Ms. informed me about the post of in your company, . I went through the job requirements listed on , and could relate a lot to myself. I have always been passionate about and being a fresher I believe that I can do very well in the position of . is where I always wanted to work because and . I do believe that I am the right person for this job because and . Since my strengths, , align with the job requirements, I do believe that I’ll be able to do well in this role. I hope to meet you soon for the interview. I’ll give you a call in two days if that’s fine with you. Alternatively, you can call me on to let me know a convenient time to catch up. Thank you. Dear Sir/madam This is in regards to the freshers openings with one of your MNC for the role software tester/software developer.Hence I would like to apply for this position. Presently, at the threshold of my career, with an expected Bachelor of Engineering degree(BE) in Information Science(ISE), I have been researching IT Firms,fit for my professional interests. My key programming strengths are being C,C++,JAVA,J2EE,J2ME,JSP I have done my Certification in Web Component Development using Java programming Technologies and also I have done my certification in developing mobile applications using java from so and...
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...women balancing heavy buckets on their heads while they carried young children on their backs. I tried to absorb the sights and sounds and smells and commit them to memory. As we inched closer to the orphanage, her orphanage, I knew that we were passing the streets where our daughter spent her first months on this earth. My heart ached as I gazed out the window of our van. I had to remind myself to breathe, as I sat in disbelief watching this world, her world, pass by. It was truly unlike anything I had seen or experienced before. Knowing that our precious girl had lived here in this place left me numb. Our arrival at the orphanage was met with shrieks of joy and sweet, quiet voices whispering "Thank you!" in an effort to express gratitude in our own language. I tried to look into each set of eyes as they came up for hugs. I wanted to just hold them all tightly and tell them they are dearly loved by our Father in Heaven. I wished I could sweep them away from this place and show them that the world outside of those gates can be bright and vibrant and beautiful. Their eyes each told a story. A story of loss and despair. Each...
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...These vendors are all selecting from which help the event could come alive in overview the event, and for purposes of choose the suitable outsourced providers. Two weeks before the event held, there will designed and shown a predetermine accuracy specification for each potential vendor. And in accordance with their bidding documents to select the most appropriate vendor for each part, the standard of deterministic is which could provide the good or services can impact on the details of all other event elements, price and other preferences. After the fit vendors have chosen, it is necessary to inform the result for all the participators, for accepted part need to discuss the work contact and for the part of rejected also have to express gratitude. Vendor appendix Alcohol Provider/Service | Audiovisual Equipment | Audiovisual Services | Balloon Decorator | Caterer | Communication System | Custodial/Mask Provider | Emcees | Emergency Service | Entertainment Agency | Equipment Rental | Exhibit Contractors | Floristic | Insurance Broker | Lighting Department | Media Consultant | Medical Services | Performers | Photographer | Power provider | Souvenir Merchandise | Production company | Security Staff | Sound Engineer | Speakers | Staging company | Technical Director | Trainers | Uniform/Appear Providers | | Labor Labor is an important component of this event and help the event could carry out successfully. And in this event the labor is composed...
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...or no strings attached. Some gifts come genuinely from the heart and are simply a cultural way of thanking someone for their help. Other clients however could have an ulterior motive behind the gift and consider the acceptance of the gift from the helper an indication that their relationship just took a step in a different direction. Whether or not a helper has permission to accept a gift, they must have the knowledge and capability to identify the boundaries of each client and the gift. In the revised version of the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics, it states in section A.10.f. “Counselors understand the challenges of accepting gifts from clients and recognize that in some cultures, small gifts are a token of respect and gratitude. When determining whether to accept a gift from clients, counselors take into account the therapeutic relationship, the monetary value of the gift, the client’s motivation for giving the gift, and the counselor’s motivation for wanting to accept or decline the gift” (counceling.org, 2014). Most human service...
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...LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CITY OF SAN FERNANADO, LA UNION S.Y.2011-2012 February 13, 2012 Acknowledgement The researcher had taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals. The researcher would like to extend her sincere thanks to all of them. Special thanks is extended to our ALMIGHTY GOD for giving her the patience and knowledge in doing this research paper. The researcher is highly thankful to Mrs. Perlita Gerardo for her guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for her support in completing the project. She likes to express her gratitude towards her parents & for their kind co-operation and encouragement which help her in completion of this project. The researcher wants to extend her thanks and appreciations also to her friends in developing the project and people who have willingly helped her out with their abilities. Lastly, the researcher offers her regards and blessings to all of those who supported her in any respect during the completion of the project. THE RESEARCHER Table of Contents Title Page………………………………………………………………………………i Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………….ii Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………..iii Chapter I a. Introduction …………………………………………………………….1-2 b. Statement of the Problem……………………………………………….…2 c. Significance of the Study………………………………………………...
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