Much Obliged

You know what goes under appreciated?  Every day politeness and positive actions.  Today, I want to thank you, people with manners.  Today, I recognize the little things people do for the benefits of others.

Thank you, people who hold doors for other people.  You got their first and had every right to take first pick at whatever waits inside but you chose to not only let someone else go before you, but you put forth the effort that they would have had to so they could enter.

Thank you, "please" and "thank you" and "excuse me" users.  You could have demanded, you could have required, you could have assume you deserved.  Instead you recognized the world isn't about you and that others time and effort mean something and should be appreciated.

Shout out to the cart returners, the pick up after yourself-ers, the return things in the same or better condtion-ers.  In a world where personal responsibility isn't always stressed as important, you took the time to leave your mark in a positive way, not in a mess.

Thank you to those who pick up after others.  You recognize that sometimes your time is better spent serving others.  You aren't just helping someone else who is having a "messy" day (be it a literal mess or any other kind of trail of destruction) you are helping those that follow them.  

People who smile-- you seriously make my day.  And others days.  You keep smiling, everyone almost always returns the favor.

Thank you, people who engage the world outside of their phone.  I'm guilty of walking while looking at my phone or spending time on it when I shouldn't.  So thank you-- you are seeing the world in a way others aren't.  Not just because you are off your phone and actually seeing the world as it is and not on a screen, but because you are you.  Thanks for the reminder to live in the real world and in the moment.

Hard workers, you keep this ship afloat.  Without the dedication of hard working people many things would have never been accomplished.

The "buy a coffee for the car behind you in line at Starbucks" type-- thank you.  Paying it forward feels good, doesn't it?  And you just made someones day so much better without knowing how it was before that moment.  You changed the outcome of someone's day. Think about that.  You impacted a life.

People with patience, thank you for dealing with the rest of us.  Thank you for waiting.

Thank you to those who show others their value.  By noticing the good in people, you show them they have worth... we never know when someone needs to hear that.

Thank you to the pray-ers, the do-ers.

And hey, good job, animal lovers.

Hope you could relate to one or two of these as you read through this list.  Consider it your pat on the back for the day.  Not a one of us is perfect, but I sure do appreciate the good things when I see them.