Blue Happy Living

Just a few days ago I was at Lowes getting spray paint, as always. After I checked out with my 15 cans, yes I said 15 cans I passed a beautiful lady in a bright lime green sweater. I looked at her and our eyes met I responded by saying you are so beautiful. She looked stunned and said nothing as we passed. I thought oh well at least I told her. I proceeded to load my 15 cans of spray paint in my car. When I shut the back door and turned to get into my front seat there she was. Standing right next to my truck, I was a bit shocked. Then I realized she had tears in her eyes. She said I wanted to thank you for complimenting me, I so needed that. I’m going through a terrible divorce and I don’t feel so pretty these days. Complete stranger but we hugged and she went on her way. Four words “you are so beautiful” seems simple but to her a world of difference in her day.

I have blogged about this before but it keeps coming up in my thoughts. My heart is heavy with how people treat each other. I don’t know about you but I miss opportunity daily to make someone feel good about themselves.  Lifting someones spirit is such a great feeling.  I have often told Karen (the bestie) that I think when you have those emotions to speak to someone, give them a compliment or just smile at them it’s a nudge from God.  It is impossible to know what someone is going through if you are just passing in life.  You have to take the time to care, give and stop being so self-centered.  So guilty of that these days.  I get so tied up in my life that I don’t think about others as much as I should.  There has been so many times in my life that I put on make-up went out into life and pretended all was perfect.  I’ve also experienced someone lifting me up with a kind word.

It really is those small things that make the biggest difference.  Recently at an estate sale I picked up this great little tote.  NO ONE was looking at it.  This house had to be a hoarders house there was so much stuff they couldn’t price it all.  I found this tote under a pile of items someone had gone through.  I was buying other items also not marked so they gave me one lump price.  So I have no idea the actual cost.  I gave it a good sanding and hit it with teal spray paint.  Once that dried I sanded the edges of the box.  I used apple green to spray a small wood accent piece of a bird and cage.  I hot glued it on and then sanded it as well.  I sprayed it all with clear matte finish a couple of times.  The handle was a bit nicked up so I covered it with burlap wire lined rope.  It was really redone with items I had left from other projects.  Although a small process with very little added the small things made a big difference.

We are human and we over think things to a point that we make it difficult to just make a simple effort.  Roll back your self centeredness and focus on what and who is around you.  Make sure that once a day you try to make a difference in someone’s life.  You never know what that person is going through that you just walked by.  I promise even if you are having a hard time in life blessing someone else will make your day and life Blue Happy.  God Bless!