Emotional Bank Account...Do you have one??

Sep16, 2005.. Saturdary morning 9.45am Sing time.. a pleasant week end.. Planned activities for the day... Suddenly struck my mind how many of us have "Emotional Bank Account??";

We all have rather tend to have bank accounts, build more money in our account. We are happy if our bank balance goes up and up and sad if it goes down and down.

But how many of us have realised the need of "Emotional Bank Account" [Lemme call it EBA for short..], let alone have it??!!

Well EBA is basically for the positive deeds, however small it may be, we have done to make our family or friends or society happy.

Everytime we do some positive deed, something that pleases our wife or child or friend or society, the EBA balance goes up.
And everytime we do some negative deed eg show our anger on them, displease them, fail to thank them for the daily chores they do on our behalf, daily home stresses wife undergoes etc etc, the EBA balance comes down.

Do we ever realise, how many little tasks we take for granted, which if wife at home is not doing but we have to do?? Those little tasks that would frustrate us... Do we know even occasional smiles, casual talks would increase EBA balance, generates positive feelings that reinforces family ties??

Enough written .. so guys.. go and start your EBA today..

Appreciate little achievements of your child. Listen patiently to "Sekar and I were playing today...; Ram beat me.. etc etc"

Thank wife [Not necessarily you tell "thank you" ,"thank you" every time, making it excessive and routine..] by kind and understanding smile, gesture, a gentle touch etc etc. Give patient hearing to genuine problems. Give ear to chit-chat topics which probably you are not interested etc etc.

So folks.. Start your EBA today and review your balance every month..

Once you have a positive EBA balance at home front, you can build more balance on outside!!