Passing Out the Positives

[rhonawestbrook]

Last night after Orientation at Fox & Hound (which was WONDERFUL BTW and I start officially tonight at 7) I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. While in the bread isle, a handsome young man walked up to me holding his hat in one hand and his green basket in the other.

“Excuse me miss,” he said, “I don’t mean this in a stalkery way or

Comments

[tjlane]

The world needs more people like that. It's much better to build up than to knock down.

No doubt your body language, good looks, and persona generate attention; most people just don't respond to it because of shyness or fear of rejection, etc.

Today, I took off from work. Another cold. 2nd one this winter. Last winter I had none. I slept late, going to take a shower, get something to eat at a restaurant somewhere nearby, then write that friends day presentation I told you about. I hope it comes easy.

[rhonawestbrook]

I'm so sorry you're sick and I hope your sermon went well!

I bet it did:-)

[tjlane]

Thank you, Rhona. It went very well. No complaints, yet. =)

ranDUMB acts of kindness and holding on to a smoking gun with no bullets?

[orion_jeriko]

The online karma generator is a close approximation.
http://www.fuse.net/karmagenerator20%30%detail.jpg

wheels grinding round and round
coming that much closer to TouchingYou

[mastadge]

Treating the waiting staff at restaurants as equals rather than subordinates. When a waiter or waitress approaches the table and says, "Hi, I'm [name] and I'll be taking care of you tonight," stand up, shake his or her hand, introduce yourself back. Make it a relationship between people rather than master and servant. It's a little gesture that may feel awkward the first few times to the self-conscious among us, but I've found that friendliness and sincerity very rarely go unappreciated.

(Excepting, of course, in situations such as you described. I've stopped attempting to make comments like that because, coming from me, it always comes across as stalkerish and makes the recipient of the compliment uncomfortable rather than happy.)

(It is a shame that you so frequently can't be nice without having to worry anymore. A small child recently tripped over her feet on the sidewalk near me. The parent was a distance away, but when I stopped to see if the child was okay and maybe help her up, the parent went off on me to get away from the

[rhonawestbrook]

You know something! You are like the best guest ever LOL! After work last night, I know that someone like you is very rare and I love your attitude.

If you are ever in Chattanooga, PLEASE come see me at Fox and Hound LOL!

[mastadge]

It would be my pleasure.

[neutronjockey]

I remember the first time I showed up in my regular drinking hole in uniform while on recruiting duty in Ft Lauderdale

[rhonawestbrook]

awww! I love how other people's kindness cements itself in our memories. You will never forget that night and that's very special.

Thank you for sharing this story, it made me smile and feel all warm inside too like I was there and I dig that!

[seaheidi]

Wow--you must be giving out all kinds of great energy lately, Rhona--people are flocking to you. Perhaps you should start a cult, or become a guru??

=)

[rhonawestbrook]

OOOO my own cult?

:::ponders it for like seven whole seconds:::

Yea! I like it!

:::cackles::

I adore you Sea:-)

[seaheidi]

=9

[kendokamel]

Aw, yay! (:

I always try to be nice to people, and sometimes I'll do something like tip wayyyyy more then the usual - especially if it's a small bill.

[rhonawestbrook]

Okay, you MUST come to Fox and Hound with that tipping attitude LOL!

Those things make the server/hostess so happy, I know that from experience now and I'm so glad people like you do this!