"You've Got Mail"

Isn't it nice to get e-mails? I'm talking about the good kind of e-mails, of course. Not the spamming ones. Not the ones from grocery stores offering you $1 off of Lindsay olives when you buys 12 cans of spinach. I'm talking about those warm, loving, and complimentary ones that people sometimes send out of the blue. They do a body good (kind of like milk).

Unfortunately, we can't count on them to come when we need them most. Not generally speaking anyway.

Sometimes, human beings just need to hear that they are loved. They need to be complimented on the things they're doing right, and encouraged on the things they may be doing wrong. The problem is, nobody's around to say these things. We're like those people who get on YouTube and write, "I love this song. Thumbs up if you agree!" Or, "This is my favorite movie. Give this comment a thumbs up if it's yours too." Sometimes, they even write, "I hate people who write 'thumbs up if you agree.' Thumbs up if you agree!" But they continue to go without affirmation because no one will give their comment a thumbs up.

Are you one of these people? Well, I have a solution. Why don't you just "sit right down and write [yourself] a letter"? (from Billy Williams' song "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter")

Yes, I am crazy. I mean, no, I'm certainly not crazy.

Come on. At least give this a try before you give me that look.

In the morning, go to your e-mail account and write a complimentary note of pure flattery and send it to yourself. Say something like this: "You are so sexy when your hair is a mess. I don't think you should ever fix it." Okay, maybe not that. But you can do this effectively if you will simply encourage and compliment yourself. Then, at the end of the day, or in the middle of the day when you need a pick-me-up, you can go to the computer and voila! You've got mail. Not spam. Not a coupon special. A real honest-to-goodness, dripping-with-praise, you're-number-one e-mail that says, "I'm not sure how you keep up with those little ones, but you are doing a superb job"; "have you been working out? Because you are looking great!"; or "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get a hug from you!" (Note: That one actually came from a Hallmark card [Note on the Note: Actually, it didn't]).

Oh and by the way, while you're sending yourself an e-mail, write one to someone else. Who knows? Maybe they haven't read this post yet.