A smile can go a long way- I think I've realized that today. Today is a stressful day for people- it's Election Day and all of my friends are on edge even though they have no say in what happens. My personal opinion on the elections is that at this rate; our country has already been in the toilet and this election won't change that one way or another. If anything, things will get worse. In any case, that's not what this post is about.
I'm writing this as I sit in the car on the way home from the grocery store. The grocery store was pretty packed today and almost everyone looked like they were upset- workers included. This struck me as unusual; since most of the time the workers at this particular store have a cheery disposition. After about 5 minutes of walking through the clusters of people in the aisles, I decided to make it my mission to smile at anyone who looked particularly unhappy and see if I could make a difference. I tried this for the rest of the time at the store and actually succeeded in making a few people smile back at me. I just can't believe we've gotten to a time where people won't reciprocate smiles. If a random stranger is taking time out of their day to smile at you- you could at least somewhat acknowledge their effort. That being said, I do recommend smiling at strangers. You never know the impact something so small could have on someone's outlook for the day. An example of this? I had mild anxiety in the store due to the amount of people, so in the beginning I imagine i didn't look too happy myself. However, 3 people complimented my hair and it really made me smile- particularly since I put a lot of effort into making my hair look nice. It's the little things, folks. - maddie
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