What Will be Required of Us?

A smile. What I know is that I like smiles, genuine, open easy smiles. Laughter that dances off the lips of a great smile that changes a life in a moment of unexpected joy. Everyday, we are confronted with the choice of bitter or better. What will be required of us as we continue this theme of being a better human is looking for the better way. The better way to be a citizen, a friend, a neighbor and be better in all of our relationships.

As a woman of a certain age, which incidentally is a wonderful age, the years have often piled up a few tears. Women my age, often show up in life with baggage and feel they have nothing left to give...they gave it all way. To the job, to their children, to their boyfriend, husband or a cause they care about, but they forget themselves, leaving them empty...bitter or better?? Bitterness can take a big bite, so even if there isn't much left to give we need to find a smile deep down on that day when life seems overwhelming and give it to that person who seems to need that parking space a little more than we do.

And, perhaps, we just need to look in the mirror and instead of looking what we don't like--we look and see just how amazing we really are. That simple act can be the thing to set a chain of events is the better way, not the bitter way.

If I think I am amazing, I will probably see that you are incredible.