August
24, 2010
You
may need to think of this one off and on throughout the day – and that thinking
would be worth it even if you don’t follow through. Observe those around you.
Think of the things they do. Some of them will be conscious of you. And I am
pretty sure one of them will intentionally do something nice for you, something
they didn’t have to do.
This
may be someone you know or a total stranger. But the thing you will note is
that they go ever so slightly out of their way to somehow favor you.
Having
seen that, you can complete the loop in 5 seconds by consciously thanking them
specifically for what they did. Not “Thanks!”
– which is one second community – but call out the action and even say you
noticed they went out of their way.
Having
someone do something kind for you is great. Calling it out doubles the favor
and encourages engaged community.