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Say "Good Morning"

Saying hello to someone, even if you don't know them, is a common courtesy. It means you are acknowledging their presence; you are saying that they are a person, too, and that they are important enough for you to say hello to.

Often we are tempted to keep our heads down and focus on our phones, blackberries, or i-pods. We would rather talk to people we know, miles away, than say hello to the person who is physically present with us. It is time to change that. Say hello to the person next to you in the elevator, or on the train or bus. Say good morning to people as you walk by their offices on your way to work, even if they aren't your favorite co-workers.

Benefits:

By saying hello, you are letting that person know that you noticed them, and that they matter. What a compliment!

Step It Up:

Don't stop at "Good Morning." Start a conversation with the other person, ask them how their day is going, or what their weekend plans are. Who knows, this person might just become someone special in your life, all because you took it upon yourself to say hello one morning.

Keep It Simple:

If you are shy by nature, you can simply say hello to the people you pass walking on the street. Just make eye contact and smile or nod. That is enough to make someone's day!

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1 Comment

  • Comment Link DEBORAH WHEELER Saturday, 05 March 2011 10:27 posted by DEBORAH WHEELER

    When I was a small child my mother and I were walking down the street and this very scary looking man (I think he was drunk and maybe not of his right mind) walked passed us and my Mother smiled and said "Good Morning" to him, I asked her later why she spoke to him and I have never forgotten her answer: Because every human being has the right to be acknowledge, if for nothing else than the fact that he is a human being. I speak or nod and smile at everyone I pass daily. I work in an area where there are many homeless people and also many drug addicts and people begging - I won't give them money but I have offered more than once to buy them something to eat, I always look them in the eye, smile and explain that I do not carry cash on me to work (that's the truth), usually they will smile back and tell me to have a blessed day. One man that had asked me quite often for money, but would refuse my offer to buy him food came up to me one day, I thought he was going to ask me for money again and I was smiling and getting ready to give my usual speech when he told me to be careful, he said that some women had been robbed at the bus stop where I wait for the bus in the evenings. I thanked him for telling me that and he told me I had always been polite and friendly to him and he would watch out for me. I now have someone that if he sees that I am alone at the bus stop will come and stand with me the bus comes. We talk quite a bit and while I still will not give him money (he is addicted to crack and I can not enable someone drug habit) He had allowed me to buy his lunch or a bottle of cold water in the summer.

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