You look really nice today...

Compliments.

I've been thinking a lot about compliments lately, and am racking my brain to remember this one great excerpt from a Chicken Soup for the Soul that talked about the impact of one small compliment.  With a new position at work that requires me to make sure that the company's best foot is always forward I'm trying to find the right way to require our employees to compliment a certain number of people a day.  I am desperately trying to find a concrete example or statistic to convey the impact of a kind word or smile.

Think about it, when was the last time you felt a little down-in-the-dumps about yourself and a stranger complimented you about your hair/outfit/smile etc.  Those few kind words from someone you don't know can mean more than months of compliments from someone you do know.  

Not to say that you don't appreciate compliments from people you know and love, but it's certainly nice to get an unexpected acknowledgment once in a while.

If anyone out there has a good example from a book or a personal story please let me know...I would love to hear about it!

I hope everyone had a very happy Monday!

xox

Random Thoughts...

I got this as a forward yesterday and was DYING laughing...read on for some serious laughs!

Random Thoughts of the Day:


1) Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.

2) I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was
younger.

3) There is a great need for sarcasm font.

4) How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

5) I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand
than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

6) MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my neighborhood.

7) Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the
person died.

8) I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

9) Bad decisions make good stories

10) You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at
work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.

11) I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks
me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.

12) I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?

13) I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not
seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

14) As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

15) I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not
to answer when they call.

16) I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or
Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.



Bonus Funnies:

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, government,
healthcare, real estate prices, the stock market, the federal deficit,
Iraq, Afghanistan, global warming, my savings, Social Security, credit
card debt........I called the Suicide Hotline. ... I got a call center
in Pakistan ......told them I was suicidal. They got all excited and
asked if I could drive a truck