Like many of you, I feel great when spring arrives; the sun shines and the flowers begin to bloom. It’s an “up-time-of-year.” (This is true…if I don’t look at all the work I need to do outside!) As great as spring is, there are still three other seasons in the year which challenge my well-being. (I live in Michigan which is known for its rainy falls, often-humid summers and cold, dreary winters!)
Years ago I learned that I could give into the weather—hence, get depressed when the sun refuses to make an appearance for days—or do something to add a little sunshine to my life. That is when I instituted my four-a-day mission. My goal is to make four strangers smile each and every day. If I’m not out-and-about—which is rare—and I don’t have an opportunity to make strangers smile, I turn to email and/or the telephone and transmit positive messages to four friends or family members.
My mission/goal has made my life a whole lot happier and has kept me connected with my fellow human beings in such a positive way. I can usually find something good about everyone I meet. This is such a wonderful way to combat not only bad weather but bad headlines and stories of human tragedy, which, unfortunately, are normal occurrences. Strangers, such as people you meet while waiting in a line, or in doctor’s waiting rooms, at airports, coming out of church, or service personnel (store clerks, building janitors, doormen, gas station attendants), etc., etc., etc. are my targets.