I have some new NICE Notes that I made up for you guys! They'll be available for download soon, but I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of one of them.
I might sound like a broken record, but don't forget, the Orange Beautiful giveaway ends tonight at 8pm EST! I'll have a new video blog announcing the winner!
Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that I love your blog and the thought behind it!
This past weekend, I was driving home back to DC from seeing my family in Jersey/Philly. I pulled up to one of the tolls and the toll collector looked distraught and upset. He started saying how ignorant and rude some people are. He had said a hi and how are you to the woman in the car in front of me and she just paid her toll and drove off without even acknowledging him with a hi back. I let him vent for a few minutes and told him that I've run into people like that too, and she must be having a bad day or just be a cranky person. I just listened to him for a few minutes (luckily the person behind me didn't beep - it would have ruined the moment of niceness). Just listening and talking with him for a few minutes made him smile and you could tell he felt better. So it's a reminder for us all to say hi to the toll collectors. I know they're not all as friendly as this guy (sometimes they're miserable because they're dealing with cranky drivers all day or night), but they're usually pretty nice for the most part. Ask how they're doing and smile! Being a toll collector is a lonely job and just saying hello could make someone's day :)
Don't you love it when people go out of their way to be nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line of traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a "have a nice day." If everyone was a little bit nicer to the folks they encountered each day, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place. Operation NICE was initiated to remind you that a little NICE goes a long way.
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Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that I love your blog and the thought behind it!
This past weekend, I was driving home back to DC from seeing my family in Jersey/Philly. I pulled up to one of the tolls and the toll collector looked distraught and upset. He started saying how ignorant and rude some people are. He had said a hi and how are you to the woman in the car in front of me and she just paid her toll and drove off without even acknowledging him with a hi back. I let him vent for a few minutes and told him that I've run into people like that too, and she must be having a bad day or just be a cranky person. I just listened to him for a few minutes (luckily the person behind me didn't beep - it would have ruined the moment of niceness). Just listening and talking with him for a few minutes made him smile and you could tell he felt better. So it's a reminder for us all to say hi to the toll collectors. I know they're not all as friendly as this guy (sometimes they're miserable because they're dealing with cranky drivers all day or night), but they're usually pretty nice for the most part. Ask how they're doing and smile! Being a toll collector is a lonely job and just saying hello could make someone's day :)
- Jennifer
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