Be nice....

Practicing my Snooki Poof LOL

Joshua and I are what you might consider social butterflies at the gym. Sometimes (definitely not all the time) we find it hard at the end of a workout (especially when we have nothing to do after the gym) to finish those last few set's because we get caught up in conversation. My Mamma used to say that I've never met a stranger and I would say that is true about Mr. Britton as well. Heck, even more so with him. If we happen to stop for gas somewhere and he has to go inside , OH LAWD, he'll come out 20 mins later on a first name basis with the clerk, lol. That's just how he rolls. I will say that because of his friendliness we have met some pretty awesome people and made lots of life long friends. (HI Doug and Julie!!)

This morning at the gym, before we started our work out mind you, Joshua said hello! to a guy that he's friendly with. I'm not even sure of this guy's name is but he's super nice and kinda shy. He's also a cop and BIG! Let's just say if I got into trouble, I wouldn't get to sassy with him. Any hoo, Joshua jokingly asked him, "so you gonna compete with me next year"(imagine that with a dude voice), and to our surprise he mention that he was actually in the process of going through a divorce and training for a competition would be a way to keep his mind of things ;-( How sad. You would never know from his demeanor that anything was wrong. He always comes in with the same smile and how's it going attitude, that you would never know he had something so heavy on his plate. 

Joshua instantly offered his apologies and said if he ever needs someone to talk to, have a beer with, whatever, don't hesitate to call or ask. This got me thinking. How many people do we run into or see everyday of our lives and never know what they might be going through? I've passed many people at the gym that I work out with everyday and never say a word to them just because I don't know them or feel they don't "look" approachable when that's probably not the case at all. So from now on I'm going to make it a point to be "nice" and greet folks with a smile and a "how ya doing" instead of assuming they just don't feel like talking me. You never know when someone needs to "talk". There definitely have been times when I've offered the "how ya doing?" and someone just unloads a years worth of issues and drama that has building up in their lives. However, I really don't mind at all. Sometimes I need to vent and when the opportunity strikes it just all comes out. 

So maybe today if your at the gym or work or where ever you spend a lot time, you could ask someone you don't know very well "how ya doing? and don't forget to smile big!!! 

Here's to finding your NorthStar.....