The Good News Today Is...encouragement is the word. Sometimes just a smile is all it takes to make someone's day. Today is Tuesday - grocery shopping day. I have long given up being frustrated by the long lines and getting home late. Now when I am in line I take the time to speak to others around me and make their day a little brighter. Perhaps I entertain a child for a few moments so Mom can unload her cart onto the conveyor belt. Sometimes I speak to the cashier and try to get her/him just to smile...that can be a real challenge. No matter how long I stand in line I am always polite, I let others with just a few items go before me if I can, and I try to make someone else smile. I can do this just because I choose not to be in a hurry and not to get frustrated at the poor overworked and underpaid clerks. Not only do I hopefully make someone else have a better day, I go home with a smile, also. So much better than it used to be when I felt like grocery shopping was something to get done in under 8.2 minutes.
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