Black Wednesday

I did some black Wednesday shopping tonight. I wasn't looking for good deals, just a good present. Did you know that it is next to impossible to find dress clothes for little boys? That's another story for another day, so back to the purpose of this post. It can be discouraging when you go to store after store, and none of them have what you're looking for. You finally settle on something to buy, and the cashier barely  makes eye contact with you, and the only words spoken are your total. True, I don't know what reasons she had for being unfriendly, so I won't hold it against her. But there was one cashier who did her best to be friendly: the cashier at Target. She initiated a conversation, and commiserated with me over the fact that you can't find dress clothes for little boys. She was so friendly and nice. I realize it's Thanksgiving Eve and she, like the other cashier, had places that she would rather be, but she did her best to make the place where she was the place she wanted to be, and it made for a better experience for me, and probably for other customers as well. Tonight I am thankful for the nice Target cashier, and for nice people all over. You know the ones: those who smile at you like you're BFF, but you've never seen them before, those who initiate conversations in random public places, the stranger who holds a door for you or picks up something you dropped, and a million other small things that happy people do that make the world a better place. I don't do it all the time, but I try to be one of those random happy people. It's fun to see the random reactions you get from people who weren't expecting happy. I love it! Thank you to the happy people of the world for giving us all something to smile about!