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 to reach out a helping hand as we walk each other home through life. Life is amazing, but sometimes it just gets difficult to navigate.
Today as 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. Toward 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 moods. After picking the kids up from school I was then faced with the task of what to make for dinner.
Being aware of my gloomy energy, I was also very aware of how unhappy and gloomy many people seemed in the grocery store. 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 into 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!
At the checkout counter I saw one of my favorite tellers. She’s a precious woman who always greets me with a delightful hug. With a smile on her face she chimed in about having a severe pain in her back that was causing her suffering, but how she was ok because she had “happy pills” to keep the pain at bay. She and I laughed hysterically in our discussion and I noticed how many people around us began to smile at our laughter. One man in particular smiled intensely at our joy as he headed out the door. I ran into that same gentlemen later at a local coffee shop and he commented on how he had enjoyed seeing the teller and I having a good time at the grocery store.
When I left the grocery store, I left with a tremendous amount of joy in my heart, 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" in order to shine a little light on a gloomy day. Smile on!
