Yesterday I needed to get fuel for my car. While I was pumping gas I noticed the lady on the other side of the pump had on the prettiest summer dress. So here I was just thinking about her pretty dress and wondering where she got it and would it look as cute on me as it did her when I stopped and thought why I am keeping all this to myself. I was there for a while since I rolled up in the gas station with only 16 miles work of gas in the tank. So I cleared my throat and said I love your dress. You look like a ray of sunshine in it. At first she was a bit surprised that a stranger was talking to her then she got the biggest smile on her face and told me that I had just made me whole day.
I am assuming that most people are like me and you see people all the time that have something that interests you and you think how nice it is but thats about as far as it goes. In the past few years I have let those thoughts fly out of my mouth. Very few have ever been taken the wrong way or angered anyone. I went through a drive through and this tiny thing of a girl had the most deep beautiful voice I have ever heard. I told her that I loved her voice and did she sing. She use to sing in church when she was younger. I told her she needed to get back into it that it was too beautiful to keep to herself. There is an older lady who hands me my carry out pizza from Pizza Hut when I have good coupons and her nails are so long and beautiful. I have never mastered the art of filing my nails and with all the stuff I do am lucky to even have any white at the end of my nails. I always compliment her on those nails.
We have the ability with just a few words to make someones day either better or worse. Sometimes by saying nothing we could be making someone who needs just the littlest bit of encouragement continue on that downward slope for the day. We may not have put them there but that doesnt mean we cant help them get back on track. I started to think about the last time a stranger said something nice to me. I couldnt really remember. It doesnt really bother me because I have lot of very sweet family and friends that encourage me which is why I never really noticed. I do talk to lots of strangers and once I start a conversation it usually leads to nice things being said back and forth but no one just normally starts one.
We recently bought a used car for our kids and while Mr Ladybug and Mr Ladybug Jr were test driving it I was left with our 26 year old salesman. The boys liked to car so we bought it and on the way home the guys both said they really liked Louis. I was like I know. He is so interesting, Hes originally from Kansas but his dad has family here in Lexington so they visited every summer. His senior year of high school his dad decided they should move here and he did but didnt like it so he moved back to stay with an older sister to finish school. He still came for the summer and met a girl which is why hes still here because they married. His wife has hair salon. I knew he liked to play soccer and lots of more things. My guys were like you were with him 15 minutes how did you learn all that. I simply asked. Mr Ladybug said maybe I should be an interrogator. He said they would just put me in a room with someone and I could get all the info without anyone being hurt.
I know I have talked about being more intentional before it just makes me sad thinking about so many hurting lonely people who just need a kind word spoken to them.
As I was leaving the gas station an older man pulled up to my car. Actually a little too close to my car and then went to the window to pay the whole time giving me the stink eye in fear of me pulling away and hitting his car. I even smiled and Mr Sour Face and still got the mean look. I backed me car up and pulled away. Maybe I should have offered him a hug? He probably would have shot me or something,
I have an amazing weekend planned. I cant wait to share with you what we get into. I also got two new pets. This is Athena and Aphrodite. Arent they just the cutest thing ever? They are around 8 weeks old and are not sure how they feel about their new home.
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