Go ahead, make THEIR day., page 3

Originally posted by OmegaPoint
reply to post by silent thunder

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No, all you need to do it think inwardly "Namiste" - I honour the place in you which shares something of the place in me. Who you are BEING in relation to them, your compassion and respect for their person, their humanity, will shine though and resonate in your tone, your body language, and you'll be the one person out of many who actually treats them, as you would want to be treated. What you're saying without saying it, is hello, I love you.

Well put.

If you can muster that for the convenience store clerk each morning you are a better man than I...

reply to post by MinMin

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I can't find a source, but I'm sure someone in the UK got arrested for doing that because a traffic warden complained he was interferring in some kind of legal sense ~ madness and petty madness at that.

Good for you though.

reply to post by intrepid

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You nailed it man. I used to be very self centered, and didn't really care about others. Then over time, I ran into a few people that behaved in the same manner you described.

I had to ask... Why is that person happy, always smiling, ect? Slowly over time I realized that it wasn't because that person had good luck, or was rich, or gifted in any way. I realized that that person chose to be happy, and because of it they spread good humor, and smiles where ever they went.

I found out that you can either wallow in misery, or you can just decide one day to be happy!

At some point fairly recently I found out how to accomplish this. It can be difficult, but it is a complete option to you to be happy or sad. When something bad happens to you you have a choice.

1) Become upset, feel sorry for yourself, and drag everyone around you down.
or
2) Choose not to allow yourself to become embroiled in misery, and smile at everyone you meet, and try your best to be positive and helpful to every single person you encounter.

Smiles are catching, misery is even more catching.

The choice is completely up to you.

Great Thread Intrepid!!!

reply to post by intrepid

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Great thread, I always try to do that but sometimes I am caught up in a bad mood or my mind is elsewhere and I just forget. I agree one should always try to brighten someone else's day, it makes them feel good, you feel good, and generally something good happens to you down the line. It is a good thing for everyone to be friendly and enjoy life, we have enough problems as it is, so why not do a little bit here and there to brighten up someones day.

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