Wednesday; February 7

What can we do today to make this day better for someone?

This may sound like some pop-psychology, but if we stop and think about it, each one of us has been given a day full of possibilities – we can either use them to annoy people our uplift them. Interestingly, it won’t be the circumstances that will make the difference, it will be how we handle them. So, back to the original question – what can we do today to make someone’s day better? Here are a few suggestions:

1. When we find that someone has made a mistake that negatively impacts us, we can choose to forgive them with a smile rather than condemn them with an angry word.

2. When someone cuts in front of us in line, rather than snarl at them, engage them in a pleasant conversation. Remember you would have never met them if they hadn’t jumped in front of you in line.

3. When someone expresses an opinion that is contrary to ours, let’s listen intently to their logic. Even if we don’t end up agreeing with them, we will learn something more about them and how other people think.

4. When someone asks for a minute of our time to discuss something with us, rather than being annoyed that they are interrupting our flow remember that they care enough about us to spend time with us.

It is amazing what good can come out of our common everyday opportunities when we allow it to happen. Let’s choose to formulate our responses rather than give into our urges.

Think About It!

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