The Power of a Quote
by Karen Benson
I am the one who likes to read the
quotes at the end of someone’s email signature—I find them very fascinating and
it sort of tells me a little bit more about that person. I currently use the quote, “The kindest
compliment I can receive is a referral—thank you for your business” (copied of
course from someone else’s email quote that I found suitable). There is one in particular quote that
literally changed my life—and even at 41 yrs old, I realized that I too can
take on a new outlook on life! It reads “Having a Good Day is YOUR Choice”. Let’s
deeply think about this quote for a moment, and what it really means. Haven’t
we ALL allowed someone to ruin our day in a split second? In a blink of an eye
you were having a wonderful day, and then in ONE instant---someone immediately stole your joy?
I’m sure we can all relate to the
dreaded post office experience? (I apologize if you work for USPS, hopefully this
does not apply to you). The frustrating
long lines, the man in front of you that doesn’t even have his package ready…
then you get up to the counter….and can literally feel the hot steam and grimace coming from the worker’s face. You
can be assured that most of the time
you feel that you are nothing but a nuisance to the employee, simply because
you stepped in the door! My friend was literally told by one employee, “We’re
not allowed to talk during the transaction”. REALLY? I see a lot of signs
posted on the post office walls—show me THAT sign!
Then there was the time my sister
and I grocery shopped together, having fun, as she is my best friend as well(she
got 8 items and I got 7 items, and we separated them in the same grocery basket, planning on making two
separate transactions with the cashier). We stood in the line labeled “Express
Lane, 10 or less items”. I could see
the glare from the others in the line, their eyes silently counting the items
in my basket…until finally, the brave, boisterous woman behind me proudly says
to me, “EXCUSE me—THAT looks like WAY more than 10 items!!!” I mean REALLY lady? Congratulations lady, you
can count to 18—you must be an accountant! I literally felt the hairs rise
behind my neck. I’ll bet she was the school
class hall monitor that ratted everyone out! She must’ve felt so proud of
herself that day. Needless to say, I was fuming while putting my groceries in
the car—absolutely livid!
Back to the quote that literally
changed my life (which I proudly copied from an associate of mine). It is short
and simple but sums it up the best, “Having a Good Day is YOUR choice”. Isn’t
that the God’s honest truth?
So the last time I went back to the
post office, ready for my weekly scowl and grimace from the employee(s) as
usual, when the employee finished my transaction and didn’t bother of course to
say thank you or goodbye…I genuinely told her when I took my receipt, “Have a
blessed day”. And guess what? She actually
stretched a smile across her face from ear to ear—it was like she won a prize—and
said, “YOU too!” On this day, I hope she discovered that….”Having
a Good Day, is YOUR choice!” She did win
a prize—the most valuable, priceless gift of all.
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