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The Best of Jack’s Winning Words – reprises of post made by the late Pastor Jack Freed
“Remember that at the end of the day, it’s not what you say or do, but how you make people feel that matters the most.” (Tony Hsieh – Former CEO of Zappos) Tony was a multi-millionaire businessman who died tragically in a house fire at age 46. He was living proof that you could be successful and a good human being, too. His business mantra was, “I want to deliver happiness.” It’s a good mantra for any of us as we go through life. 😉 Jack
 
Originally sent December 9, 2020.

Whether we are aware of it or not, every encounter with someone else makes some kind of impression and affects their day in some way. We aren’t aware of it. We don’t think about it. Maybe we don’t care about it. But maybe we should. What will you deliver?

Very few people ae aware of what their normal, “at rest” mien looks like, or maybe even what the word mien means –

 Mien – noun

1. a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.

Our “at rest” mien is the look that the world sees when we really aren’t trying to give any look at all. Most of the time we walk around with our at rest mien on our faces. What we don’t realize is that this look might convey to others that we are unhappy or sad or maybe even mad. A face at rest tends to droop and may even droop into a frown. The people that you encounter aren’t aware that you may be completely neutral in your feelings; they just see a frown on your face assume that you ae unhappy or having a bad day. You are not delivering happiness. Quite the opposite. What will you deliver?

So, what is one to do? It is hard to keep a smile on your face all the time. Perhaps, instead, if you adopt the attitude that every encounter is an opportunity to give and to receive happiness your mien will automatically adjust to the situation. What will you deliver?

Start by deciding to give the happiness of a smile and a greeting to everyone that you meet. Greeting someone that you don’t even know shows them that you are interested in them and friendly. A greeting made to someone almost always gets a response and that exchange alone can cause a smile or pleasant look to come to your face, too. What will you deliver?

Resolve this morning to go through the day more aware of the encounters with others that will occur and more conscious of what they will see and experience from you because of those encounters. Try to imagine the impact that meeting your will have on them and their day. Did they pass by a grumpy old man (or woman) who did not acknowledge them, or did they encounter a friendly, smiling person who greeted them and made their day a little better? What will you deliver today?