I heard a pastor from another denomination on the radio a few weeks ago say something that really hit home with me.
The phrase, "Have a nice day" has become so commonplace, and most of us mean well when we say that to people we meet, but do we really mean it?
The radio remarks made by the pastor mentioned above challenged us to "Make it a nice day" instead of just saying "Have a nice day".
He went on to encourage us to actually make it a nice day for others and help others to do their part in making it a nice day for those they meet. Take some initiative, go out of your way to do something nice for someone and help make it a nice day for them.
Open a door for someone you don't even know. Pick up something someone dropped. Let someone get ahead of you who's blocked in by traffic. Introduce yourself to a stranger.
Pick up that smashed cup off the ground. Offer to do something yourself instead of asking others to do so. Offer them a prayer or a good word. All these things would certainly brighten someone's day. We all could use a good dose of kindness, and in return we reap what we sow.
If we all followed this bit of advice, it would indeed be a nice day for us all.
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