"H" IS FOR . . . HELLO!

Living in the South has many perks, and one of my favorites is the fact that folks speak to complete strangers.  There have been very few days when I haven't had a complete stranger smile at me or simply say hello!  It's just considered polite manners where I live.  I return the favor as well.


Sometimes, a smile or a "hello"can lift one's spirits.  When I speak to someone else and smile, I feel uplifted, too.  Besides, who knows what pain can sometimes be hidden behind the smiles we see at church, at the doctor's office, or stores we frequent?  We often think that our problems are just too much, too insurmountable, and too difficult, but we Christians should know better!  God tells us often in His Word that He will never leave us, He'll go with us through the valleys, and that He will guide us.  Ever heard the saying, "If you're happy, don't forget to notify your face"?  Besides, who wants to encounter someone who looks like he or she has been drinking sauerkraut juice?? However, being the frail humans that we are, we sometimes fall into Satan's trap of discouragement.

That is where a smile or a hello comes in.  My post today is to encourage those who might be going through dark valleys.  I also want to encourage you to reach out to someone else and give that person a lift - just offer a smile or a hello as you go about your daily business.  Even if you don't feel like it, do it, anyway--the person receiving your smile just might need it more than you do.  In today's society, we have to be wary of everything, it seems, but being kind never goes out of style.

Try it--you'll like it.