'Tis The Season
Checking out at the register in Walmart last week, I thought I'd made a right choice. Smiling at the cashier as she looked up, I said, "How are you today?"
I learned that it was definitely not the right question.
Getting an earful about how much she has to do in preparation for Christmas and how much she did for Thanksgiving without any help from her family, how they all sat around chatting while she did all the work, I kept my sympathetic ear open and strong shoulders erect. However, I told myself to NEVER ask that question around the holidays.
When she dropped my three items into a bag along with the receipt, I quickly closed my wallet, said "Have a nice day" and headed to the door.
It was when I got home and peeked out the slider that I saw just what I needed to catapult me back to the Christmas spirit.
Getting an earful about how much she has to do in preparation for Christmas and how much she did for Thanksgiving without any help from her family, how they all sat around chatting while she did all the work, I kept my sympathetic ear open and strong shoulders erect. However, I told myself to NEVER ask that question around the holidays.
When she dropped my three items into a bag along with the receipt, I quickly closed my wallet, said "Have a nice day" and headed to the door.
It was when I got home and peeked out the slider that I saw just what I needed to catapult me back to the Christmas spirit.
They are never cranky.
They are grateful.
They share.
just seeing, saying and sharing...
'Tis The Season
with you and those at
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ps...and How are YOU today? lol
I encounter all sorts of people when I run errands, shop or do just about anything. Believe it or not, here in my Chicago neighborhood, there is a great deal of courtesy and genuine gratitude. Sometimes I like to smile or engage in conversation with the grouchiest. Encountering someone like you did in Walmart is sad. The opposite of spreading joy. I'm happy you found your joy once you were back in familiar territory. But don't let it stop you from trying. Sometimes we really do have to make the first move.
Jane x
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful images with us birders at I'd Rather B Birdin'.
Glad Mr. Cardinal helped lighten your mood and put you back in the Christmas spirit!
Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/12/dominus-flevit.html