Positive Reinforcement, not just for kids & dogs anymore!

I'm sure you are wondering where the title of my blog comes from...

     I had been thinking of countless ideas to title my blog over the past few weeks. I'd think while driving, falling asleep, working and nothing quite seemed to fit what I wanted my blog to embody. I've often heard our best and most creative thoughts often happen in the quiet of a morning shower, and that's where I came up with the idea for this title. Although I didn't graduate with a degree in Psychology, I chose to focus many of my elective credits on Psych classes, and positive reinforcement was a very prevalent term in many of those classes. Although it's usually used when talking about raising children and training our pets, often it's something we as adults often need and seek from others, and is often something we lack in our lives.
     My whole purpose in creating this blog is simply to provide you with some of the "Positive Reinforcement" you may need in your life. I love quotes, pictures & stories that encourage me to live a better life. If they uplift me and inspire me to be a better person and live a better life, maybe they will do the same for you too. Maybe not everything I post will feel like it's relevant to your life, but my hopes are that there will be moments where you think "I needed to hear that" or in the words of Oprah, maybe you'll have an "aha moment" and think, "I've never thought of it like that before!" We don't get old with age, we get old when we stop learning, growing and changing...

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,

life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things:

a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.

You need to be able to throw something back.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart,

I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone,

People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,

 but people will never forget how you made them feel."

~ Maya Angelou