I've been writing a lot lately about the struggles of life, not to cause anyone to feel sorry for me or worry about me. My stories are more about reaching out a helping hand as we walk each other home through life. Life is amazing, but sometimes it just gets difficult to navigate.
Today, like many days lately, I had to recite the phrase 'it is what it is till it isn't.' I kept on keeping on and had, for the most part, an uneventful day of kids, work, and the gym.
Towards the end of the day, I felt myself sinking low in my energy and emotional intelligence. It was very cold and gloomy outside, which can always have a subconscious effect on our moods. After picking the kids up from school, I was then pressured with the task of deciding what to make for dinner.
Being aware of my gloomy energy, I was also very aware of how unhappy and gloomy many people seemed. They were annoyed at each other and just not in the mood to smile at all. Once I saw this in enough people and realized how gloomy everyone seemed, along with the gloomy weather, I realized someone needed to bring some light to this situation with a smile. So, in spite of how I 'felt,' I smiled. I smiled at all the sad, gloomy faces. I smiled because deep down in the core of my soul, I am Happy Hannah.
I proceeded to the checkout, where I saw one of my favorite tellers, a precious woman who always greets me with a smile and a hug. With a smile on her face, she chimed on about having severe pain in her back that was causing her suffering, but how she was okay because she had 'happy pills' to keep the pain at bay. She and I laughed hysterically during our discussion, and I noticed how many people around us began to smile due to our laughter. One man walking past us smiled intensely at our joy. I then ran into that same gentleman later at a local coffee shop, not much later, and he proceeded to comment on how he had seen me at the grocery store having a good time.
I left the grocery store with a tremendous amount of joy in my heart and was fervently reminded that people matter, and I love loving my fellow man.
Sometimes somebody has to be willing to act against how they may be 'feeling' to shine a little light on a gloomy day. Smile on!
