Every morning I wake up, I remind myself that today is a new day, filled with new possibilities and promises! I look in the mirror and I tell myself to smile. I tell myself that no matter how rough the day gets, a positive outlook will see me through! I remind myself to do my darnedest to treat others the way I want to be treated. And smile…that’s important to me. Few things trump a warm sincere smile.
True story: Some mornings, I stop at this little spot for breakfast on my way to work. This morning as I stood in line--humming along to Bill Withers' Lovely Day (I listen to that song EVERY MORNING)--I watched as the gentleman ahead of me rushed out of the store as if he was 'the last late person,' nearly knocking over the customer who was coming in. Per chance, as he turned to apologize, he looked at me, smiled and exited. It seemed a tad unusual to me at the moment because I had noted, somewhat with lassitude, that the hurried state he had been in made it seemingly unlikely that he would notice anything/anyone else around him.
As I left the store, however, the same man was standing next to his car
