“SMILE”

She smiled at a sorrowful stranger.
The smile seemed to make him feel better.
He remembered pat kindness of a friend
And wrote him a thank-you note.
The friend was so pleased with the thank you
That he left a large tip after lunch.
The waitress, surprised by the size of tip,
Bet the whole thing on a hunch.
The next day she picked up her winnings,
And gave part to a man on the street.
The man on the street was grateful;
For two days he’d had nothing to eat.
After he finished his dinner,
He left for his small dingy room.
(He didn’t know that moment
That he might be facing his doom.)
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy
And took him home to get warm.
The puppy was very grateful
To be in out of the storm.
That night the house caught fire.
The puppy barked the alarm.
He barked ‘til he woke the household
And saved everybody from harm.
All this because of a simple smile
That hadn’t cost a cent.

I Try To Remember It

# Everybody Doesn’t Have To Love Me …
Not everybody has to love me or even like me. I don’t necessarily like everybody I know, so y should everybody else like me? I enjoy being liked and being loved. But if somebody doesn’t love me, I will still be okay and feel like I am an okay person. I cannot make somebody like me, any more than someone can get me to like them. I don’t need approval all the time, if someone doesn’t approve of me then also I will be okay.

# It’s Okay To Make Mistakes…
Making mistakes is something we all do, and I am still a fine and worthwhile person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I make a mistake. I am trying, and if I make a mistake. I am going to continue trying. I can handle making mistakes. It is okay for others to make mistakes, too. I will accept mistakes in myself and also mistakes that others make.

# Other People Are Okay and I Am Okay …
People who do things I don’t like are not necessarily bad people. They should not necessarily be punished just because I don’t like what they do or did. There is no reason why other people should be the way I want them to be, and there is no reason why I should be the way somebody else wants me to be. People will be whatever I want to be. I cannot control other people or change them. They are who they are; we all deserve basic respect.

# I Don’t Have To Control Things…
I will survive if things are different than I want them to be I can accept things the way they are, accept people the way they are, and accept myself the way I am. There is no reason to get upset if I can’t change things to fit my idea of how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like everything. Even if I don’t like it, I can live with it.

# I Am Responsible For My Day …
I m responsible for the way I feel and what I do. Nobody can make me feel anything. If I have a rotten day, I am the one who allowed it to be that way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserve the credits for being +ve. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life.

# I Can Handle It When Things Go Wrong…
I don’t need to watch out for things to go wrong. Things usually go just fine, and when they don’t, I can handle it. I don’t have to waste my energy worrying. The sky won’t fall in; things will be okay.