I appreciate your smile
Ray Mitchell
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
Mary Lou Retton
I had lunch the other day with a friend who has one of those front of the store jobs. You know they are the first person you see when you enter, maybe a restaurant hostess, receptionist, member of a flight crew at the door, we meet greeters everywhere. My friend was sharing her dismay with the fact that so many folks don’t even acknowledge the welcome or even worse they make some disgruntled remark. She said it sometimes makes her feel that they think they are superior and that the folks that take care of the public are viewed by some as no more than lowly servants.
While I understood what she was saying my mind thought about those who have lost a part of their humanity and live such unhappy lives that they need to put others down. I feel sorry for them. I know the feeling as I have often been rebuffed while ringing bells for the Salvation Army at Christmas time by unhappy people. I wish them well and don’t let their negative attitude bother me. I also just love to treat everyone I greet as being special, I may compliment them on their jacket or on their children or just their happy face. A habit that I have gotten into is letting them know at the time or even later if possible on how much I appreciated their smile. Doing that helps me stay focused on the good in people and not letting others negativism fester, for when that happens it is not the culprit that suffers but those of us who let their behavior get to us.
Try it, tell someone you meet, possibly that guy or gal at the front of the store how much you like their smile, heck you might even ask their name for everyone we meet is a possible new friend. Positive will always trump negative if you just appreciate the good guys and feel sorry for the unhappy folks.
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“Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, “This is the real me,” and when you have found that attitude, follow it.”
William James
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I was visitin' over at the old Perfesser's, when little Maury came over, tugged on my pants leg and excitedly exclaimed, "I got a new bicycle, do you want to see it?"
I said, "Sure, little Maury."
So off to the backyard we went. When we got there, I saw his brand new bicycle.
"Boy, Maury!! That's a beautiful bicycle," I complimented. "Can you ride it?"
"Yeah, I can ride it," he said, then with a sad face he pouted, "but it's broke."
I looked at the new bicycle and couldn't see anything wrong with it, so I asked him, "Well, what's wrong with it?"
"I don't know," little Maury shrugged, "but every time I ride it, it falls down!"
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We should all swap problems; everyone knows how to solve the other fellow's.
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You admit having broken into the dress shop four times?" asked the judge.
"Yes," answered the suspect.
"And what did you steal?"
"A dress, Your Honor," replied the subject.
"One dress?" echoed the judge. "But you admit breaking in four times!"
"Yes, Your Honor," sighed the suspect. "But three times my wife didn't like the color."
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"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy."
Leo Buscaglia
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The budget-minded women was always clipping coupons in the young, lean years when she was first married, and even kept detailed records of how much money she saved. One of her first jobs way back then was running the cash register at the local drugstore. One day, she had a self-conscious young man approach the counter to buy some condoms. She noticed a dollar-off coupon on the box and asked him if he'd like to use it, adding that she and her husband had saved over $400 redeeming coupons last year. The stunned young man replied, "On these?!"
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"To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends."
Benjamin Franklin
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"I'm prescribing these pills for you," said the doctor to the overweight patient, who tipped the scales at about three hundred pounds. "I don't want you to swallow them. Just spill them on the floor twice a day and pick them up, one at a time...."
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People who cough incessantly never seen to go to the doctor, they go to banquets, concerts, and church.
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A blonde is on board a small two seater plane when suddenly the pilot dies. Not knowing how to fly a plane she grabs the radio. "Mayday, Mayday! My pilot just died!" she screams.
Ground control receives her call for help and answers back: "Don't worry, madam. I'll talk you down, just do as I say. First I need you to give me your height and position"
"I'm 5"2' and sitting in the front"
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"Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society."
William Makepeace Thackeray
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David wasn't feeling well and so he went to the doctor to get himself checked.
After a thorough examination, the doctor said, "Well David, based on my examination, the best thing for you is to cut out all sweets and fatty foods, give up alcohol, and stop smoking."
"I see," said David. "Well, to be honest with you Doc, let’s go with second best.'
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The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.
Chauncey Depew
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Jewish Mothers don't differ from any other in the world when it comes to bragging about their sons. One Mother, trying to out-do another when it came to opportunities available to their just graduated-from-college sons said, "My Irving has had so many fine interviews, his resume is now in its fifth printing."
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Benny the psychiatrist got a postcard one morning from one of his patients. It read, "Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here so you could tell me why."
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“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
Mahatma Gandhi
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Stay well, do good work, and have fun.
Ray Mitchell
Indianapolis, Indiana
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