I’m beginning to understand why I don’t usually blog every day. There is too much other stuff to do! Today one of my kids had to get some dental work done and there was a lot of running around so I’m a bit pooped.
Something interesting happened at Walgreens while we were waiting to pick up his prescription for pain medication. It was very busy at the pharmacy and there was quite a line. A man behind me was quite irritated and telling everyone that Walgreens should hire some more people to help us, that it was bullshit, and so on in a similar vein. It was a bit stressful listening to him rant so instead I chatted quietly with my son about his day.
A manger walked by and he grabbed him by the arm to demand that he get us all taken care of faster. Now, I wasn’t thrilled to be waiting but it did seem like everyone was doing the best they could and I remember from my days waiting tables how much I hated being grabbed by a customer so I felt the man was completely out of line. The manager told the guy that he was already on his way back there to help and so he did and soon it was our turn to be helped.
It’s not really a big thing but I made it a point to thank the tech who helped us and let her know how much I appreciated their help in getting the medicine for my son because he’d had a very rough day and having the pain relief would help him get a good night’s sleep. She smiled and said she was glad to help. It could be my imagination, but it did seem like that positive interaction did lift the mood in that corner of the store just a bit.
I’m not sharing this to toot my own horn, because as I said it was a very small thing and the truth is I am usually a very impatient person. It just struck me that every day we’re all making lot of little choices that can either help others and ourselves feel better or make us all feel worse.
So tomorrow my goal will be to remind myself that I have a lot of power to help myself and others feel better and use it.
But first I will accomplish my goal of getting some sleep.
