Say Something Nice

Hi everyone or no one as it may be. I have no way of knowing if anyone even reads these posts, but they help me to sort my thoughts. I realized that i never really talked about photography in the last post. Yeah, I talked about the Milky Way but not about imaging it with all kinds of technical stuff. I know a bunch of technical stuff but I would rather talk about what I love and what intrigues me. Being nice. That intrigues me. Have you ever noticed that if you go through life with a frown, people avoid you? It’s like some kind of radar or something. It says ” stay away”. But, if you greet every person you meet as if you actually know them, the radar says “safe”? They react to you as if they know you too. They smile and maybe they exchange a thought or two. Interactions with others can either be positive or negative. If you say the first word, and i almost always do, I choose something to laugh about, or smile about. It cuts the ice. I have met more people in the grocery stores than almost anywhere else. It has been said that I never meet a stranger. I love people, but I don’t like people. I guess it’s that I like individuals, not the masses. I cannot impact the masses. I don’t have that kind of pull, but I can impact a person as an individual. Just one today and maybe another one tomorrow. The person you see sitting alone or maybe the person who seems irritated in the check out line. Just say something nice. Say something funny. Say anything to take that person’s mind off of whatever he or she may be dealing with. When you give a hug, give it freely and strongly. Don’t be afraid to hold on a bit longer than you should. Maybe that person at that moment needed you to hang on with all your might so that they had the strength to not give up. There is never a reason to be ugly even if you are angry. Smile. It’s contagious. Try it and you will see what I am talking about. So, say something nice. Add to the world today and it will give it back tomorrow. Just you wait and see. Thanks for visiting.