Thursday, June 6, 2013

Watch for it

I have been sampling a lot more coffee here lately which has been surprisingly a lot of fun! It kinda feels like an overall experience that would be worthy of sharing because of the little ways that I'm taken off guard by the things I notice and lessons I learned from it. Plus sharing these things on my blog is--just like with anything else--to take advantage of an amazing outlet for feedback or at the very least to just be able to see all my fears placed down on a "page," making them look much smaller.

I've started with just saying "hi" to people. Everyone I pass by. Complete strangers. One thing I've learned from doing that is that it is a really good way to tell if the next step could be taken which in my case has been, "How are you?"

I've noticed that based on what they say and how they respond I can judge whether or not I can keep talking to them. Crazy!

I've also learned that I need to always be ready. Because I was walking through the store yesterday focused on finding something there and someone said "hi" to me first and I just quietly and methodically smiled and nodded WHILE I WALKED RIGHT ON BY. 

Lesson for the day? With how many people I say "hi" to first, I better not be surprised when the same happens to me every now and then. And I need to be ready for it even when I'm focused on something else in that moment that it happens. 
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 6, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    Good thoughts...

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  2. UnknownJune 18, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    People use body language to interpret what others are thinking much more than they use what is said. That relates to the old adage, "Action speaks louder than words." What you DO says so much more than what you say.
    Having said that, it's great to take initiative to communicate with more people. But your body language says much more. Sometimes people do a quick hi as they pass by because they both have somewhere to be. Deadlines kill communication. But that's how we live... Other times, we have the time to communicate, but we WANT to do something else. In this case, God has a wonderful opportunity to communicate His will in the moment. His will could be for you to do just what you are doing. It could be for you to stop what you're doing and start a conversation with someone around you, or it could be for you to just smile kindly, say hi, and pray for that person if they are not willing to engage, or etc..... I dare not try to "list" God's options. He is infinitely awesome to understand it all. We are not. But we CAN listen to His voice and do His perfect will in this case instead of His perfect will... Relating this to the scripture that says something like all things are permissible but all things are not profitable...
    Great discussion!

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