TOTW69 – Bringing Happiness into Others’ Lives

This is going to sound like I’m bragging on myself, but this is the greatest source of joy in my life.  I love to see people smile, whether I know them or not.  I like to make people laugh, and I like to help people see that they are not the awful creatures that so many of us believe we are.

I think it began with my friendship with Adina.  I know it will sound silly, but once she got me into girly stuff like purses and shoes, we began to notice other women’s purses and shoes.  Try it, sometime, ladies.  Tell a stranger that you love her purse or shawl, or hair, or shoes.  It always lights up their faces.  I love those moments.

But there are other ways.  I have found that making eye contact with babies usually makes them grin.  Making a baby grin, usually makes their parents grin.  If it’s a tiny baby, I ask how old.  Most people love to talk about their children.

Volunteering is something that I do to make other people happy, but also to give myself joy.  I’ve been volunteering at the Middle School since January.  I love helping students understand something that they think they can’t understand.  I love making them giggle.  I love hearing them gasp when they finally understand something.  I think that gives them happiness.  I hope so, anyway.