Blue Happy Living

Hold on and read the story you will understand the title and the project more if you do.  Twice this week I have encountered 2 people who really need to take a heart check. Not the medical heart check. The kind when you look inside yourself and your attitude towards other. It’s hard sometimes to put a smile on your face when you have lots of worry, upset and drama in your life. We all experience that on some level or the other. I’m not asking you to fake it and to be that bubbly person in the room. I’m just saying that even though you are in the mist of trouble it doesn’t mean you have to be hateful to the world around you. I truly believe that you need to be kind at all times. To give the person standing in front of you the curtsy of being polite. I’m not sure but in today’s world it seems that manners have been tossed out like cursive writing. There is still a need to learn cursive writing (duh! signing your name) and manners are always a must.

On Saturday Greg and I went to Sam’s Wholesale to pick up a few things.  I was going stir crazy and it was nice to get out of the house. So I took my time walking around the store. At one point Greg stopped to look at something and this older lady riding on a motor scooter yelled at him. “I almost hit you because you stopped so fast”. Greg said I’m so sorry. He smiled at her and she continued to speak very loudly and grip him out. We smiled and walked away. A few minutes later we saw her in the check out line she glared at us and gritted her teeth. What the heck is going on with this lady. I decided that she had something else in her life that caused her to be bitter.

On to the second unhappy person. We needed hip and joint treats for Cooper. Greg let me out at the door so I didn’t have to walk far.  It was best I did it that way we would avoid a return. I got the treats and went to stand in line. There was an older gentlemen in line to return something. The young girl (teenager) ask if there is anything wrong with the product. He yelled at her “No the d#!@ things are the wrong size. Are you stupid why else would I have the next larger size up here on the counter.” The young girl had no idea what to do or say. He proceeded to disrespect her and his wife. He told her that his stupid wife is crazy and didn’t get the right size. He also said why do they let people like you work if you aren’t smart enough to figure things out. Why the h#@% are you asking me so many questions. Just do your job if you can manning that and let me the h@#% out of here. A manager at the point came over to stop what was happening and took over. The young girl walk away in tears.

Kindness breeds kindness if we don’t give it out it will not come back to us.  In both cases kindness was forgotten and rudeness took over.  It’s sad that we come to a place in our life that we have no more heart.  I’m so over it and we need to put heart back into our day.  So today find away to show kindness and love towards someone who you don’t even know. Call a friend , take a neighbor coffee or just make sure that everyone you are in front of, you give them a smile.  Put out what you want back.

You know I tied this story into a project.  I found these 3 pieces in a thrift store in Forney.  Two of these are victim’s of the 80’s when we put hearts on everything.  We need to have heart but not on our decor in our homes it’s so out.  I love to find these things and redo them to help organize in today’s home.  If you have these things already and they are in a box stored away get them out and reuse them.  I found a few  ways to use each piece to decoratively organize your home.  I’m sure you can come up with many more ways. Enjoy and have a blessed Blue Happy day.

All three pieces will be at Doc Holliday’s on Saturday 113 S Birmingham Wylie Texas.