“Contagious Optimist” Colleen Georges taught me this: It’s easy to judge others for their actions
and take for granted those we love or meet in chance encounters. We sometimes get so caught
up in our busy-ness that we forget others are busy too, they have rough days just like us, and
they benefit from our kindness just as we do theirs. Go out of your way to smile at strangers,
say good morning, say thank you, give a compliment, and listen attentively to someone who
needs your ear. Do it because you can, because it feels great, because it makes someone else
feel good. Don’t worry about a subsequent thank you; let a thank you be a beautiful perk,
rather than an expectation.
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