A Gift to Be Shared

It only takes a compassionate word, a gentle touch, a warm smile to enhance our well-being. Simple behaviors can have a profound effect on our mood and disposition as they also do with those around us. Do you ever notice how you feel or how your mood changes when someone makes you smile, hugs you or offers a sincere thank you or compliment? Behaviors such as these likely initiate a strong chemical reaction that stimulates the warm fuzzy part of our brain. I believe that is the proper technical terminology!

Minimal physical or mental energy is exerted, our path and destination remain unaltered, there are no financial costs, no short or long-term commitments required.

We all possess the power to enhance the mood of family, friends, strangers as well as ourselves. Our lives are often filled with drama, stress, uncertainty and conflict and we may feel overwhelmed and detached from the power of a smile, a gentle touch or a kind word, but offering one is the same as getting one and the reward becomes twofold.  It’s a gift worth practicing and repeating. You know that old adage, we get what we give.

I offer one significant caveat to the success of my suggestion and that is to be successful and impactful we will need to look up from our smart phones long enough to recognize a three-dimensional human standing in front of us or walking our way.