Start the year off with kindness.

I have long been in the practice of saying hello and sharing a smile to strangers.  I will also give out a compliment or two:  That is a pretty dress"  "You are pretty"    It may weird out some folks, but 99.9% of the time, the recipients seem genuinely grateful.

Today, I was on the receiving end of a compliment.  Not only once but twice within the same hour, two different people.  The only reason I am sharing this is I'm living on the high from their kindness:  You look so nice.   You are so pretty. 

In a new year, we (me) seem to be analyzing everything about ourselves we need to change.  We set resolutions often centered around how to improve.  Goals to be thinner that we disguise in a resolution centered around "just being healthy."  Today, I'm going to go a different direction.  Of course, that doesn't mean I won't be reading about diets or how to lose inches FAST , it means I am going to take the focus OFF of me.  I want to be kind.  

My goal for 2024 is to

• write personal letters to those I love,
• give more compliments and
• always share a smile. 

You never know how long someone could ride that high. 


​Happy 2024!