smiles.
One of my favorite things to do while shopping at the grocery store is to look at people and smile. Usually they avoid eye contact, but sometimes they smile a great big smile right back. This makes their day and therefore they smile at someone else. Its one big pay it forward with minimal effort.
Why would you not smile? (well, I have many reasons) But really. We’re afraid of social interactions and are terrified that someone might talk to us while we’re choosing which kind of pasta sauce to buy.
I prefer to smile and continue on my way. You never know if someone really just needed a sign of kindness. As my old dance director used to say “you never know what the person next to you is going through.” Its better to have a positive impact on someone rather than negative or none at all.
