My wife and I recently hosted a dinner party. Among the guests were four couples who didn’t know each other. As they arrived, we made sure we introduce them. When it was time to eat dinner, these four couples decided to sit at the same table and seemed to be enjoying each other’s company.
A few years ago, one of my daughters was experiencing a lot of stress as many parents of young children do. My sister-in-law saw that she really needed a break and offered to take the kids for a Saturday afternoon. It was right before Halloween, so she got all the supplies for a “spooky” treat making event.
“The Simplest Acts of Kindness Are by Far More Powerful Than a Thousand Heads Bowing in Prayer” The above is a quote from Mahatma Gandhi. I’ve done a lot of thinking after reading this quote and I’m curious as to what your reaction is. Please use the following email link to share your opinion: ross@rossreck.com.…
My wife Marcia went to Costco the other day to pick up a few things. After she paid for her items and was getting ready to exit the store, she noticed that the line to get the receipt checked was really backed up.
I came across a powerful quote by motivational speaker Jay Danzie that sums up how other people see us: “Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.”
We’ve all heard the saying, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” In other words, if you raise a fuss or make a lot of noise, you’re going to be taken better care by the person trying to solve your problem. I was sitting in a waiting room recently getting ready to see a doctor when a person came in who was not in the best of moods.
Noah, my four-year-old grandson, attends a pre-school which he loves. He has a best friend who attends the same pre-school. One day, as my wife was dropping him off outside the school, she ran in to the best friend’s mother.
Recently, my wife Marcia and I had dinner at a restaurant called Zinburger. We love going there, but for a number of reasons we hadn’t been there in nearly five months. We always try to show kindness to the servers because it’s a busy place and they have to hustle to keep up. When the server came to our table to take our drink order, she looked at Marcia and said, “You’d like a 16-ounce Scrimshaw draft, right?”
My mother-in-law, Lorraine Webber, passed away on August 31st. She was a kind soul with a good word for everyone she ran into and was always willing to listen. She could strike up a friendship with a total stranger instantly. She went on several river cruises in Europe with her husband. He told me that by the end of the first day of the cruise, she knew everyone on the boat. Whenever they walked into the dining room, people at numerous tables would wave them over to sit with them.
An article in the New York Times by David Brooks points out that many of us have a strong reluctance to talk to strangers; especially in places like airplanes, commuter trains, airports or when we’re standing in line. Some of the reasons for this include that we think it will be awkward, dull, trying and not at all enjoyable.