Compliment

I received the nicest compliment today.  I was walking through the parking lot at work.  I got really close to the door, when a rude blonde woman with a rolling work bag cut in front of me because she was in such a hurry to get to the door.  Had she let me get to the door first, I would’ve opened the door for her and she wouldn’t have wasted her momentum (whatever). So she goes off, through the cafeteria in such a hurry. 

I’m a little behind her.  She badges through and I’m up next.  I badge in and I say “Good Morning, how are you today?” to the Security Guard.  She looks at me and says “Honey, you just made my day”.  I laugh and ask her why and she says that the woman ahead of me (the Blonde) badged in, was rude, had a mean look on her face, and when the Security Guard wished her a “Good Morning” said nothing as she breezed past.  She looks at me and says “You say Good Morning to me every morning and ask how I am…even before I ask you.  And you wait to hear my answer because you really want to know.  It makes my day.”  Wow.  She made me feel so good.  But I’m a little sad to think that so many people breeze past each other every day…the same people…and miss the treasures that are staring them in the face.

I work with some amazing people and they’re janitors, cafeteria workers, cashiers, etc.  One lady “A” takes a month off every year and visits her family in Mexico. Another gentleman “E” has seen me around the building for 15 years and we talk about his two daughters (he’s very proud…they’re both college graduates), his ailments (he had eye surgery not long ago) and life in general as he’s emptying the trash cans around here. He says that in the 15 years that he’s known me, that I haven’t changed one bit in my looks. Can you tell he’s a sweetheart and one of my favorites?

We rush around in our day-to-day lives and forget that there are so many around us that contribute to our wellbeing.  I remember in my 20’s…I was in the workplace (different company) and someone had asked if I knew the name of the person who dumped my trash every day.  I didn’t…and I didn’t like that I didn’t know. It bothered the crap out of me. I vowed that would never happen again, and I make it a point to who that person is and a little about them. I’m really glad that I do because I’m blessed with really cool people that are thoughtful and caring….and I know them!!! How lucky is that?

After I got home though...all hell broke loose.  Needed to leave and help someone move.  I'm up way past my bedtime.  Ah well.  G'nite my friends!