Today, I attended New Direction Christian Church
in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Stacy Spencer delivered a very inspirational piece on
planting our seeds and eliminating chokers and jokers from our lives. In other
words eliminating habits, idols and people that seems to stop our progression.
In that moment, I was uplifted, empowered and my faith rekindled. And in that
moment(actually 10 minutes) someone pulled a quick one and stole my phone.
Right in church! How could I smile in that situation? Was it really that simple?
After vigorously searching my coat pocket, the floors and asking my friend to
help me do the same, I stopped. In my despair, she starred at me with a smile
and said, "those dern jokers." That was enough to make me smile. Did
she anticipate awkwardness? Of course not. Cost her anything? Could of cost her
a friend if I had gone storming out... But it didn't! It was enough to make me
smile.
BTW: I never found my phone!
As posted on
marcandangel.com:
Don’t wait for people to smile. Show
them how.
Let your guard down. Talk to someone
you don’t know straight from your heart. Compliment them. Don’t anticipate
awkwardness. Just be you in that beautiful way only you know and give them the
chance to smile and connect with you.
Remember, your best friend was once a
stranger too.
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