be kind

i truly believe this. i hope that each and every day i am reminded of this. the truth is that we do not know everyone and everyone's story. we come into contact with so many people each day (assuming we leave our house) and yet we never think that maybe they are having a difficult time. we are so quick to judge that the quiet girl that is checking your groceries is unfriendly, when really maybe she just lost a loved one or maybe she is stressed about a number of things. there are so many things that effect us on any given day. there are days that i have where nothing is exactly terribly wrong, but nothing is necessarily going right. on those days i would appreciate a friendly smile or a simple "how are you?", it would make a huge difference. sometimes all people need to get through a bad day is to know that someone is thinking/caring about them. so i hope i can remember this daily. maybe if everyone thought about this daily the world would be a more peaceful place? maybe that is just my wishful thinking..... either way, i am going to take into consideration that everyone i come in contact with may be having a rough time and may just need a friendly smile. this is my attempt to make the world a better place.