I smiled more today. I smiled not because there was more to smile about but because I figured I’d try to smile more and see what would happen. All day long people smiled back. At work everybody seemed less cranky. At the bookstore the lady looked less tense when I smile and thanked her. At the bank when I wanted to grumble I smile at the cute bank teller and he smiled back. Bonus! Then when I went to Taco Bell so I could by the last fast food meal I’ll eat for the next five months I smiled at the people at the window. They smiled back and even said have a nice day. That doesn’t happy often. Then I came home and I smiled as I walked through the door. That made for a pretty good day.
11 Jan 2006 at 10:24 am | #
I walk our little dogs around a one and a quarter mile path each day after work. We of course encouter other people either walking, walking their own dogs, jogging, biking, whatever.
Some people will say hello, others will stop to pet Jackie and Angel, (my dogs,) others will simply avoid eye contact.
I make it a point to look each and every person who goes by in the eye and smile. Often I will get a smile in return, other times the person will look nervously away. But even those folks will smile back on the second or thirdt time around.
A smile is a very powerful thing. It puts people at ease, and makes them a bit more happy.
Good for you for smiling, Cindy.
11 Jan 2006 at 10:37 am | #
Smiling sets the scene in any situation. People remember you long after you have left. Just keep the smiling up and you will see many positive things happening. You are saying without words that the person that you are smiling at deserves to be acknowledged. It makes them feel important at least for that moment. The added benefit is that when they return that smile you also feel important and deserve that bit of attention. And you can’t beat that Baby!
11 Jan 2006 at 08:23 pm | #
Just remember…
Smile and the world smiles with you. Fart…and you stand alone!