Being nice is easy. Think about it for one second. It takes little or no effort to be nice. Being nice should be practiced. The more you are nice, the easier and more natural it becomes. The more you are nice, the more you want to be nice. (Besides, not being nice is HARD. Who wants anything in this life to be any harder?)
In my professional life, I always try to be nice. Dealing with the public is not always nice. The vast majority of my patients are nice. A few are not nice...no matter how hard you try to be nice to them. I often wonder why they find it so hard to be nice. Maybe they are sad, or alone, or just plain mean. I try to be nice to them anyway. Maybe some of my being nice will eventually rub off on them and they won't be as sad, or alone, or as mean anymore.
I have had a great role model in the "Nice Department." My mother, Tootsie, is the nicest person I have ever met. She has one mission in life...being nice to others. She is constantly doing something nice for someone else. She has shown me that being nice is the most generous thing that you can do in life. She is beloved to everyone she knows because she is nice. Check her out. She even looks nice!
This is a picture my mom with my dad. (He's pretty nice too!) In 2013 why don't we all try to be like Tootsie and be nice to someone everyday. It will make us all feel really nice. It will make 2013, possibly, the nicest year ever! It's a work in progress...
Heather, you must take after your Mom. You are definitely one of the nicest people I know. How nice would it be for us all to just try to be nicer this year!! Love your post!!
ReplyDeleteheather you feel the same it doesnt hurt to be nice some are actually changed by kindness. i
ReplyDeletei cant work anymore i still smile and no matter how i feel i smile because god gave me another day to do somthingif only to show kindness you are a special person who i love and respect. great things are a head.hope we can still see each other love maryann
Such beautiful words, Heather. Nice doesn't cost a thing and it makes a person feel warm and fuzzy inside. You will never know the impact you have on all the people you touch in your daily routine. Cookie Carper
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ReplyDeleteI tell my assistant principal this all of the time. "Why can't we all just be nice?" I like nice and you are right, it is easy. I say, if it is uncomfortable being nice, than practice it more! Thank you dear friend for making the world a nicer place! Tootsie raised you right!