Dear Friend,

Happy springtime from budding-Colorado! Welcome back to Sip of Soup, my free bi-monthly E-sip offering a taste of insight and lessons to help you keep caring while living a more balanced life.

Sip of Soup - March/April 2008

Positivity TM Power For me, this is a time of year for appreciation. I'm guessing you, like me, appreciate the spring blossoms signaling the joy of a new fresh season. We appreciate rains that cleanse our land and seemingly our hearts, renewing our spirits. April abounds with appreciation for me as I recall my involvement with Operation Babylift and celebrate the son we adopted amidst the chaos. (Yes, 33 years later, we still celebrate his anniversary!) This month I released Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul; Celebrating Forever Families, and my appreciation swells. May fills me with pride and appreciation for my colleagues, nurses who compassionately serve with their hearts and hands. The dedication in the new Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Second Dose sums it up: To all nurses, true angels of mercy. Thank you for continually easing the suffering of the world. As we anticipate celebrating Nurse's Week, Mother's Day, graduations, weddings, and Father's Day, let's take time - maybe in our 15 minutes of daily quiet prayer/meditation time - to recall and appreciate those special people in our lives. Let's give them a call. Write them an email (or better yet, an actual hand written note!) Send them a card or personalized book. Make a list. How many people will you contact to tell them how much you appreciate them?

Lessons from LeAnn Sharing these sentiments with them will be time well spent. Not only will it bless their hearts, your heart will blossom with joy and your spirit will be renewed.

Soup for the Day; a healthy quote: We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with, gives us the courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. - William Hazlitt To order a personalized copy of: Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Second Dose Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul or any of LeAnn's other books, click the following link ... Order LeAnn's Books Here

Positively yours,

* to have LeAnn speak at your hospital or organization, see her website at NurseRecruitmentandRetention.com or call her toll-free at 877-THIEMAN (877-844-3626) Nurse Recruitment and Retention

A Sip of Soup is written by LeAnn Thieman; nurse, certified speaking professional and co-author of the New York Times bestseller Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, and also Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Second Dose, Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul, Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2, Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul, and Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul.

To have her inspire your team members, or to order her books, CD's and DVD's contact LeAnn at 1-877-THIEMAN, www.LeAnnThieman.com, or www.NurseRecruitmentandRetention.com.