Have you ever noticed that children get so excited about the smallest of things? It could be something as simple as growing pumpkin seeds in a jar and watching them grow into little shoots or it could be giving them a big bunch of oranges and asking them to squeeze them into a bowl for you so you can both make freshly squeezed orange juice then pour the juice into Popsicle holders for freezing. I remember making bowls of jelly from boiling water and the kids asking every 5 minutes if the jelly had set hard in the freezer, yet! It was always so sweet to watch their faces when we did the wobble test to see if the jelly was ready to eat. Kids are always amazed by such small uplifting outcomes. Why does this have to change as we get older?
So if you can make it a point to remember those fun but small times that you had with your own children or from your own childhood knowing the happy impact it had on yourself or them, why wouldn’t you try to make it a point to try to brighten someones day, every day….starting today!?
Maybe compliment the grumpy postal worker that always growls at every customer in the post office. Compliment them on how hard it must be for them to work with the public every day or stop and chat with a homeless person. Invite a neighbor over for freshly brewed coffee that seems lonely and let them share their day with you.
You might get a ‘thank you’ or a smile back and you might get to hear their story or they might carry on being a grumpy postal worker or an apprehensive homeless person that shrugs away from your friendliness. It is OK. It is OK if you compliment or give without expecting back. Just knowing you had the intention to brighten another person’s day will elevate”your” mood.
I know at Phone My Friend I love elevating peoples mood when they call me for a chat on the phone or we have an online chat.
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