Silver Boxes by Florence Littauer
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Silver Boxes by Florence Littauer, an evangelical motivational speaker, is based on the premises that people should only say good things to each other, things which will be uplifting and boost the morale of the other person (Littauer, 1989). She bases her ideas on Ephesians 4:29, which says, "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Littauer admits that people are not always ready to receive compliments, and lists the reasons why: a) the compliments don't fit their personality type; b) they have been told since childhood that they are homely, dumb or dirty; c) they were abused as children; d) they are going through a difficult time at the moment; and e) they have been told that to accept praise is unspiritual. She then goes on to describe four main personality types to help people kno
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