The man offered a kind, "Good morning" to me to which I gave a cheery, "Good morning!" back.
Both of the woman on the other side of the hallway thought I was talking to them. Both replied, "Good morning" to me and then with a grin to each other.
It was a short and sweet encounter that made me walk to my car with a smile on my face. A short and sweet encounter, yes, but it was actually amazing to witness the immediate, small, but sizable impact this man's morning greeting had.
Yesterday in the Atlanta airport I bought a water before heading to my gate for my trip out to Arizona. True to form I brought the generic water to the cashier who asked me if I preferred the generic to Fiji, the alternative. I laughed and told her I was simply driven by price (except when smart water is an option, I do splurge on that when I travel since flying is so dehydrating!) She then told me that the liter if Fiji was the same price as the liter of generic I had. She added that Fiji had a better pH balance so would have similar benefits to my preferred smart water; no idea if this is true or not but naturally I exchanged what I had for the same price, brand name water.
It was early and the store was empty so we chatted for a bit. Her positive energy radiated off her. It was contagious and propelled me out of the fogI was still in following my 5:45 wake up call.
Just like the morning before, her simple act of sincere kindness, sharing some small, secret knowledge really impacted my mood and morning for the better.
I try to keep moments like this in mind. Not necessarily to save them up for a proverbial rainy day but so that I remember that my kindness, my positive energy, my spirit and spunk can likey do the same for someone else.