Have you made someone smile today?

<< The logical consequence is that good things come back to you if you surround yourself with positive people and have a positive attitude towards life.>>

I think that in our society we expect others to come up to us and start a conversation or compliment us. Especially on social media. Either as a comment under a picture or a random act of kindness like a reassuring message after a confused/sad post/tweet.

Yet, most people only expect others to act that way. It takes only a few seconds to give someone your smile or a compliment. As we spend so much time online we should transfer this behaviour their as well.

People have lost their balance between what they want to receive and what they are willing to give.

I thought about how I could change the situation and bring more positiveness to my own life. The first thought was to make a #Hashtag on twitter out of this. But then I realised that that is part of the Problem because I probably had the thought about how such a project could affect me in the back of my mind. Which makes me part of the problem.

You don’t need a reason to be kind to people. No Hashtag. No special occasion. No pretty picture.

A few words can make a difference. Make someone smile today.

 

Thank you!

This goes out to everyone who dedicated their life to help others. Thank you.

Thanks to doctors. Thanks, that you try to improve the life of others despite the high pressure this job involves; that you keep going even when you’ve given everything you’ve got.

Thanks to nurses. Thanks that you’ve chosen your job despite it being not only physical and psychical demanding but also underpaid in most countries. Thanks especially to those nurses who manage to still have a smile on their face at the end of their shift. I don’t know how you do that.

Thanks to every lifeguard and lifesaver. Thanks that you have an eye on swimmers even when they don’t notice it until they get into trouble. Thanks for the saved lives and second chances you’ve given.

Thanks to rescue workers. Thanks for keeping a cool head in desperate situations.

Thanks to psychologists. Thanks that you make lives worth living again when one has already given up and that you help your patients find their light switch in their darkest place.

Thanks to lawyers. The ones who actually help people. Thanks that you know what you do when the rest of us is overwhelmed with a situation.

Thanks to vets. Thanks, that you understand our companions through life when the owner is clueless.

Last but not least: Thanks to every volunteer out there. Thanks to you for finding the energy to do something good after a stressful day/week. Thank you to everyone who works in non-profit organisations, who’s on the other side of a helpline or who travels to third world countries to help others.