Peer Appreciation Program
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We present to you Peer Appreciation Program where you can observe and appreciate good qualities in a 7cups peer. The peer could be any fellow cupser- a fellow member, a fellow listener, anyone on cups basically or yourself, yes, you can appreciate yourself as well. Read more about it Here (clickable). ❤
If you take time to observe and talk about a good quality in another, then that quality starts becoming a part of your personality.
Is that not amazing?!!
Use this form to Appreciate a fellow cupser or yourself:
Peer Appreciation Form (clickable)
The appreciation submitted through the above form will be posted in this thread!

Want to join our team? Click here to apply.
Need tips for writing an appreciation message? Check out this wonderful post by @Hope
Got questions about the program? Read the FAQ here.
Have feedback for us? Write to us in this thread. We are all ears.
Appreciated someone or yourself, And/ Or you're a smile spreader who posted an appreciation? Please share your experience by clicking here. We'd like to encourage you more.
(Sunisshiningandsoareyou last updated this thread with additional information on 03/28/2023, 08/03/2025)

Along with this sweet little note, your secret friend sent you some flowers!

But that’s not it :0 you’ve also gotten another little gift here (You may want to be careful in case it is a cactus 🌵) hehe. 💙
🎄 A little note from me 🎄
Lolaaa beeaannieee you honestly deserve every single appreciation you receive. 🥺 like your secret friend said, you really do bring so much light and joy to 7cups 💙 you have such a big heart and your a beautiful person, inside and out. 💙 i hope you know how much we love you, sweet Lola. 💙 merry christmas! 🎅
🌙 Ni 🌸
@LoveMyMoonflowers 😮😮😮 yaaaay! A xmas appreciation😁😁🎅🎅 thankyou secret friend ❤❤❤ I love you... Probably.. I'm not sure cause your secretive. But I'm sure I do. Thannnkkyyyouuu ❤❤merry Christmas
Merry Christmas lovely ❤❤ thanks for making the appreciation so pretty, and your lil cactus note😁😁😁 I'm so excited yaaaay! Xmasss, but soooo tired. But yaaaay! Xmas
@LoveMyMoonflowers
The letters colors are soft blue & blue for the names, & the hearts are blue, because the graphic background is soft blue, the mountain is blue. It is a cute snowy mountain with snowman ☃️, Nii 🌙☺
Calling all cuppers for a series of super, totally spectacular appreciations on Christmas Eve <3 (Or just an end of December, 2023 volley of love for those of us who dont celebrate).
Can you keep a secret? A super secret friend has sunshine and a message for @yourbuddy30
The message reads: They helped when I felt down about a chat on 7Cups. They let me know it’s okay to take time for myself as well and that I matter.
Some Traits they shared with us about Buddy are: Rational - They are sensible, not moody., Intuitive - They have an ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning., Supportive - They are kind and helpful., Open Minded - They are able to see things from others’ point of view.
Hey Buddy, Thank you for all that you do for our cuppers community. I’m always so inspired and excited when I see a new post in the forum threads from you. Additionally, I love your passion for helping and listening to others. It’s so evident in everything you do on our platform that you rock!! Thanks again and have a very Happy Holidays <3
Thank you to our secret friend for taking the time to appreciate a peer :)
@EmpathysGarden Thank you for this wonderful post Garden. I am touched by this. A perfect gift for Christmas.
Thank you to the one who wrote this for me. I am glad to hear that.
@EmpathysGarden
I like the Sunshine 🌞❤ theme graphic, Emp ☺
Keep the train rolling with another appreciation! This appreciation is from @Jupiterbeingahuman with lots of hugs to @Optimisticempath
Jupiter’s message reads: For being completely yourself. Always making new posts and bringing others together. I just wanted to let you know I appreciate you. They also went ahead and let us know about some of your super awesome skills and traits. Some of them included: Empathetic - They look to understand and share the feelings of another., Resilient - They bounce back when things fall apart., Intuitive - They have an ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Jupiter, thanks for taking the time to shout out our dear friend and highlight so many of their wonderful traits. I love all of the positivity you’ve been spreading around the site. You are a true hero. I hope the holiday season is treating you well and you continue to send in fun peer appreciations.
Empath, I have to say, I love the name hehe <3 It’s been a pleasure to get to know you through Jupiter and others equally as touched by the time you dedicate to our platform. Your conversations in the forums are warm and inviting. They contribute so much love and inspire so many to be brave and participate. Thank you for all the passion and hard work you put into our fellow cuppers. With much love, best wishes, and a hopefully jolly holiday from mine to yours,
I hope this reaches you with the love and appreciation the sender intended,
Thanks again,
Emp
@EmpathysGarden
The graphic theme is Jupiter planet 🪐, because it is from Jupiter to Optimus 🧸, it is cute with a speech bubble for the message ☺
Last appreciation of the night, saving some special happiness for last, I have a joyful message from @WeEarth to @Clarisse29 with plenty of bundles of sunshine
Earth say’s: Thank you Clarisse for your support❤️
Earth also wanted to mention that you are: Humble - They humbly admit when they are wrong., Supportive - They are kind and helpful., Optimistic - They focus on cultivating positivity, to bring out the best in everyone., Respectful - They try to make sure everyone feels respected and understood., Accountable - They own up to commitments and promises that they have made., Friendly - They are caring and nice to everyone., Empathetic - They look to understand and share the feelings of another.
Earth, thank you so much for taking the time to reach out to the smile spreaders! We appreciate the time you took to make an appreciation during this busy holiday season to out treasured friend Clarisse. The positivity and good energy that you spread is reflective of your beautiful soul. I was absolutely tickled silly to do this appreciation for you this week.
Clarisse, you are one of my favorite community leaders and content creators. I havent been a follower of yours for long but after stumbling over one of your amazing prompts in a forum, it was history. Running into this opportunity to send a little love and compassion your way was meant to be. I absolutely adore all the fun and colorful text colors in your bio and all of the fascinating ideas youve been spreading to a variety of our communities. Thank you for all the time, dedication, and empathy you provide for all of our cuppers. You are seen and heard. Thank you for making the community a better place.
It was my honor to make these accompanying graphics for you this weekend.
Enjoy, Best wishes, Emp.
@EmpathysGarden
Thank you @EmpathysGarden and @WeEarth for the lovely appreciation message! It made my day! I loved every bit of it and I'm more than grateful for all the efforts you put in <3
@EmpathysGarden
The graphic is cute with Sunshine 🌞❤ & earth 🌍, because Earth 🌎 sent Sunshine 🌞❤! ☺
Oooo what's this? It's an appreciation from a secret friend to the lovely @WhereIsRed !
Your secret friend sent you a self care kit

And here is what they had to say:

Keep being red-iculously amazing Red!
@BlissfulBue
The graphic is person on a journey, because the message us about wandering across the globe, the jacket & the mountain are red because it is for Red. ☺
@VictoriaLove7
🥰
@BlissfulBue
Ah, my fellow adventurer in the vast world of curiosity and mysteries, @WeEarth ! You've outsmarted the detective.😁

Lots and lots of love for @BlueRivercares from @CompassionateArrow ! Along with all the love, Arrow also had this to say:

You've clearly been making an impact on here Blue! We appreciate you!
@BlissfulBue
The letters colors for River's name is similar to the blue color of the first graphic, for Arrow's name the blue color is similar to the second graphic. The graphics are hearts on the water surface & the river because it is lots of love for River 🏞☺
@VictoriaLove7
Thank you 😄
Ho ho ho! @HealingTalk you have a message from Secret friend Santa! Can you guess who they are? Your secret friend is sending you colours of joy with the appreciation.

What message and clues is your secret friend leaving?
I'm really excited to show appreciation for you Marcelo! And this is the perfect way to do it, since we met in the forums and its been light hearted chats and banter! I haven't known you for a long time, but I honestly appreciate your presence in the forums, and its great getting to know you a little better! Can you guess who I am? :)

Thank you for being a member of our community! If you too want to become someone´s secret Santa friend, you can do so by filling the peer appreciation form
@sadcat13
Thank you so much, Secret Friend Santa, for your kind appreciation message!
I do have a guess from your clues and writing style, but I am hesitant to tell for fear of disappointing you or being unfair.
In any case, I am very grateful to you for taking the time to prepare this gift and being so kind to me!
It was a wonderful surprise and made me feel great right now!
💗 💗 💗
@sadcat13
It is a pretty Christmasy 🎄 theme graphic with red white cup, candy cane, & the blue Christmas bulbs ☺
@sadcat13
Ok, so my guess was @BlissfulBue
I wonder what made you sure😂 and yes, I meant every word of it😊 I appreciate you @HealingTalk
@BlissfulBue
Oh, Thank you so much Bue!
I appreciate you very much too.
Maybe was my female side intuition?
We have one more appreciation to share, this time it is for @Autisticyouth . Your friend @Shiningstar wants you to know that you are amazing and is sending you warm hugs with the appreciation.

Star highlighted these of your qualities:
🦋 Having Ability to Delegate - They facilitate teamwork
🦋 Optimistic - They focus on cultivating positivity, to bring out the best in everyone
🦋 Open Minded - They are able to see things from others’ point of view
🦋 Positive - They focus on good qualities in others
🦋 Respectful - They try to make sure everyone feels respected and understood
🦋 Friendly - They are caring and nice to everyone
🦋 Supportive - They are kind and helpful

Star´s message for you:
Thank you autisticyouth for being a great host and really understanding how people are feeling 💫

Thank you for being a member of our community!
@sadcat13 thank you @Shiningstar for this!
@sadcat13
The letters color is brown because the graphic color is brown. It is a cute graphic with the gingerbread men, hihi ☺
More secret Santa time! This time, it is for our one and only @Sunisshiningandsoareyou . Can you guess who your secret Santa friend is? They are sending you colours of joy with the appreciation.

Your secret friend´s message:
It's no secret that you bring warmth to the community , happiness to the people around through your lovely rays of sunshine. Yes, your secret friend here has once made an appreciation for you, and here is another one, because honestly, I can't appreciate you enough. I look up to you Sun! Can you figure out who I am? :)

Do you know who it is from? If you too want to become someone´s secret Santa friend, you can do so by filling out the peer appreciation form! Thank you for being the member of our community
@sadcat13
The letters color is similar to the blue color of the cup in the graphic. The colors of joy graphic has shining lights because it is for Sunshine🌞❤! ☺
@sadcat13
Aw thank you for the sparkly, shiny graphic and the yumm hot chocolate, Cat. Appreciate you and all you do as a Smile Spreader!🌻
I don't want to be wrong about this lol, but I have a feeling my secret santa friend is @BlissfulBue 👀 are you lol? Please confirmmmmm!😭
Bue, it means a lot to me really, thank you for two super sweet and appreciative messages. It's so so so encouraging and beyond uplifting for me, I truly cannot thank you enough for seeing me in such a sunny light and for being thoughtful enough to let me know. You're a wonderful presence and it makes my day seeing you around and interacting with you in the forumland too. I appreciate you so much also. Keep shining bright as ever!🤗❤
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
It's me!😂 And for real, you're that shiny sunny presence we all want to be when we grow up😊 And I'm speechless, I honestly don't know how to respond your message🙈😊😊
@BlissfulBue
Yayyyy so knew it had to be you lol😭 thank youuu so much, again, Bue, this means the world and more to me. You're tooooo sweet of a blessing!🤗💖
We have a very special appreciation to share. @WhereIsRed is sending lots of love and a heartwarming message to @BlueRivercares .

Red specially highlighted these of your qualities:
Empathetic - They look to understand and share the feelings of another
Optimistic - They focus on cultivating positivity, to bring out the best in everyone
Patient - They take the time to calm down before they act
Friendly - They are caring and nice to everyone
Open Minded - They are able to see things from others’ point of view
Positive - They focus on good qualities in others
Supportive - They are kind and helpful

Red´s message for you:
Gratitude Overflowing Like a River
I express my profound gratitude for being my guiding light through the flowing currents as a Newbie listener. Your mentorship is more than just a source of knowledge; it's a current of inspiration that propels me forward. Like a river, you've shown me the power of resilience, the beauty of adaptability, and the importance of carving my unique path.
Just as a river nourishes the lands it touches, your guidance has nourished me. Your support has been the tributary that feeds into the river of my potential, making me feel more capable of navigating the twists and turns that lie ahead.
Thank you River for being more than a mentor ❤️

Thank you for being a member of our community!
@sadcat13
The lots of love graphic is a blue heart shape neon, because it is for River 🏞, the letters color is blue just like the color of the message graphic ☺