The Power of Encouragement

The Power of Encouragement

      Has someone inspired you with a speech or private conversation that changed your life’s direction? Was there a time you felt you could not go on, but someone encouraged you and helped you find resolve? Today, I’d like to share some of my stories about encouragement.

The first story I wanna share is about myself, first, I want to ask you a question: how many of you prepared your CC speech in the spring festival? Nor did I. In the spring festival holiday, I totally forgo my speech and spent much time chatting with my family and my friends, as well as watching TV programs and wondering everywhere. So, just several days ago, I received a message in my Wechat, it says:“Hi, Miffy, please confirm that you will deliver your CC3 on Wednesday night and may I know your speech title now?”What? Oh my god, I totally forgot it? If yes, I only have 3 days to prepare,  the time is not enough, if not, I have promised to our lovely VPE…What should I do? Guys, have you ever experienced such kind of difficulty in your heart? Luckily, I told my trouble with my mentor. He said: you can just think of something happened on you or something that you are very familiar with. In this way, you can remember your words easily. So, don’t be so frustrated, believe in yourself and everything will be OK. After hearing his words, I got much confidence. And that’s the reason why I came here tonight. Even though I don’t have enough time to prepare my speech, I can feel the support from others, especially my mentor. So, encouragement can give people confidence. Right?

The second story I want to share is about my mom. And I think that my encouragement made her braver. Last summer, I stayed at home for a long time and I went to the park with my mom every night. One night, I saw her staring at a group of women who were dancing the square dance. And there were sparks in her eyes. So, I knew that my mom was interested in it. But she was afraid of trying it. Then, I came to her and said:“mom, I think square dance is very interesting, why don’t you join them and have a try?”my mom replied: “It seems that they are all dancing so well but I know nothing about it, if I make any mistakes, it will be very obvious and very embarrassing”. Then, I told my mom：“Don’t worry, mom. I’m sure no one will notice you except your daughter. And I believe that after a time of practicing, you will dance as good as these aunts”. After hearing my words, my mom became braver and started to learn the square dance. Now, she is already a good dancer, which makes me very happy. So as you can see, by encouragement, you can change others and get happiness at the same time.

Actually, no one can be isolated in this world. Even when we are along, we are not lonely. Ladies and gentlemen do you get what is the power of encouragement? the encouragement we give or receive will warm the heart of both the giver and receiver. This kind of spiritual support can make us more confident and braver. So, Today, I suggest you to choose at least three people around you that you can encourage. The ability to allow encouragement to flow freely from your heart to your mouth is one we should pray for and cultivate in our lives. Don’t you think so?

The Power of Encouragement