Need a Little Inspiration? ARISE Introduces New “Combination Pack.”

The world needs affirming thoughts now more than ever. It’s easy to dwell on the negative and be swept into the flood of turmoil and tragedy. It’s more challenging to stay positive and look for the good in others. ARISE has three products that provide a daily nudge toward positivity. Until now, those three products were only available separately.  You can now purchase all three in a handy “combination pack.” Here is what you will receive, for the astounding price of $15.00:

• Stop!  The average person spends an hour in a car during each weekday commute. When you find yourself with an idle moment, choose to use your time wisely and build a more positive outlook for yourself. The ARISE Red Light Affirmation cards can be placed on the dashboard and read at every red light. Instead of staring into space or fiddling with the radio, use every red light as an opportunity to fill your mind with positive thoughts, such as “I look at what is right in people, not what is wrong.” Look at red lights not as roadblocks that keep you from moving forward, but as blessings for yourself and others.
• Look! Positive Cards are thoughtful ways to salute someone else’s selflessness. When you notice a random act of kindness, give ’em a Postive Card. They make excellent morale-lifters in the workplace. Use them at home if you catch your children doing something right.  Give them away to total strangers you catch in the act of doing something good. It’s amazing how your entire world view shifts when you purposely look for the good around you. Everyone involved will be happier, and we can’t get enough of that, can we?
• Pray! Give a little bit of yourself by offering a prayer for a youth who is struggling. This card can help you with the words. It will only take a moment, and you could bring some peace to a troubled heart. 

Each package of 30 cards, 10 of each, comes with directions on how to use them effectively. Each set of cards is bound with a special wrapper containing an inspirational message. If you need more cards, they are for sale individually on the ARISE Website, 50 for $9.95.  The website is also a great place to find new ideas, sale items and free downloads.

MAKE EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE COUNT.

“Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future” -Steve Miller

Tallahassee Airport Guest Service Desk Employee Gets “Noticed,” brought to you by ARISE Life Skills & Training

It was another day on the job for Mary, assisting frazzled travelers and pointing people toward their flights at Tallahassee Regional Airport’s Guest Service desk. She got up from her post to stretch her legs. When she returned, she found a little orange card lying atop a newspaper she’d left on her desk.

It said, “You’ve Been Noticed Doing Something Good.”

Mary was flattered that someone had taken the time to acknolwedge her kindness and hard work. The little tangerine card was like a spot of sunshine to start her day. Mary picked the card up and turned it over. On the back was ARISE Foundation’s phone number and web address. On a whim, Mary called the number.

Susan Benson, ARISE co-founder, picked up the phone. Mary told her about finding the card and how great it made her feel. Susan realized that they had given a “You’ve Been Noticed” card to a police officer a few weeks earlier at the same airport, after he had graciously helped the Bensons  find a place for dinner.  ARISE conducts training workshops in Tallahassee several times a year. The Bensons give the “You’ve Been Noticed” cards to people to acknowledge them for a job well done, an especially kind word or a helpful gesture.  Susan told Mary that it was probably one of their trainees, fresh off a CHOICES or a Life Skills workshop, that passed the little card on to her.

So often, people only acknowledge each other when they find faults. The “You’ve Been Noticed” cards are a simple way to let someone know that you appreciate them and that their actions made a difference, however small.

Susan got Mary’s address and mailed her a handful of additional cards, so she too could reward those around her for their kindness.

Click here to order “You’ve Been Noticed” cards in packs of 50 and send a little sunshine someone’s way.