Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another beautiful day in the neighborhood. And it’s beautiful because you’re my neighbor and you’re part of it.
Making the World A Better Place
Do you believe you can make the world a better place for everyone? Would you like to be able to? I believe it is possible. I believe it is easy to do.
You’re probably thinking, OK, how? How is it even possible, let alone easy?
I’ll give you 3 easy things to do to make the world a better place:
1 Be Positive – and show it in words and smiles
2 Give hugs – to anyone and everyone every chance you can
3 Give compliments and thank yous – all the time, every time
To start with be positive. Be positive all the time, in all situations, because you know that everything will work out OK. People like to be around positive people. It can help them to be positive. Let people see your positiveness before you say or do anything by giving them a smile. Smile all the time. Smile at everyone you meet. And say hello and have a great day. People like to be acknowledged, especially with a smile. Think about this: If everyone, all of us, were always positive, always optimistic and always gave smiles, wouldn’t that be a beautiful world? Wouldn’t that be a better world?
Now at the risk of being really weird and radical I am suggesting that we give hugs as often as we can. To every man, woman and child, doesn’t matter. Give them freely and receive them graciously. They are very beneficial physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Hugs divide sorrows and multiply joys; relieve stress and give encouragement; they help say good-by but they also say welcome home. They are free to give and they are free to receive. Unfortunately not everyone likes to be touched, so it is appropriate to ask if you can give them a hug before you do.
I love the way Shel Silverstein says it:
I will not play Tug O’ War,
I’d rather play Hug O’ War;
Where everyone hugs, instead of tugs,
And everyone giggles and rolls on the rug.
Where everyone kisses,
and everyone grins;
everyone cuddles,
and everyone wins.
What if we were to give compliments and thank yous freely and often? Think about it. Everyone likes to be complimented. You like to be complimented, right? But, of course, they have to be sincere compliments. Giving a sincere compliment to someone, whether they did something big and important or you just compliment them on their smile, or the color they are wearing, or something nice they said, this can make their day. It might be just what they needed at that moment. In many cases it may be a nice surprise for them. They may not be use to people complimenting them.
Thank yous are also something that can go a long way to making someone’s day. I encourage you to say thank you as often as you can. Even if someone is just doing their job, say thank you. Thank a person just for being them. Thank them for being nice to someone else. Thank them for anything and everything. People like to have their actions noticed and appreciated. A sincere thank you can do just that.
I have been doing this for some time now, not always as consistently as I would like, but most of the time I’m doing it. I can tell you it works. One time I complimented and thanked a nurse for doing her job. She said no one ever did that for her before. It really made her day. Then there was the time I hugged someone who was stressed and worried about a situation. She said thanks that helped and meant a lot. And one time I was stressed and concerned about my wife’s situation. I asked the nursing supervisor for a hug and she gladly gave me one, a really good one. It did help.
In each of these situations the other person benefitted, but so did I. HUGS are definitely mutually beneficial.
So here is my suggestion:
Let’s be a lot more positive and show it with words and smiles,
Let’s give a lot more hugs and,
Let’s give a lot more compliments and thank yous,
For that is how we can easily make this world a better place for everyone around us.
Have a great week!
Peace,
Terry
For comments, questions or discussion contact me at terrymcc1@yahoo.com.
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