We
go to Oak Hills Church and this Spring’s Sermon Series is called “100 Happy
People.” Our pastor, Max Lucado, has challenged us to each make 100 people
happy over the course of 40 days. I accept the challenge!
The
premise is to intentionally, purposefully, and practically
make people happy. Buy someone coffee, say a kind word, tell someone how they
have made a difference in your day or life. This, of course, immediately made
me think about all the people who have been supportive while my mom was sick
and after she passed. Which naturally made me start crying….during the service…not
an uncommon reaction to anything for me now-a-days.
Let me back up a little and describe the kind of mindset I’m
in beginning this challenge. I’m overwhelmed most of the time. Getting out of
the house on time with a baby in a cute outfit and a clean diaper along with all the food, toys,
bottles, diapers, extra clothes, etc that she needs is a tad stressful for me.
Then there’s all the time I spend away from her at work and the rushing home
through standstill traffic to get to her each day. There’s also the whole
missing my mom aspect. Most mornings on my long commute to work are tear
filled. Too much time to think really is the enemy right now. Then there’s the
added stress of being a school psychologist at this time of year. A description
of my job and it’s added stress to the normal level of stress, towards the end
of a school year would be an entire post on its own and I’ll spare you for now.
Just know “busy” is an understatement.
So I’ve decided to do the “100 happy people challenge”
because really, it should be a piece of cake right? Shouldn’t we all be able to
make at least 2.5 people happy on a daily basis? I’ve already caught myself, just over brunch since church, with the opportunity to have said a kind word to
several strangers and something kept me from doing it. So for me, I think the
challenge is stepping out of my comfort zone to bring cheer to another. I
preach about reinforcing students for good behavior on a constant basis so I think
it’s time to take some of my own advice. Follow me as I take this challenge and
I hope you spread some of your own joy along the way!
Person #1- the next thing on my to-do list today is to leave
a thank you note to our new house cleaner who comes tomorrow. It is truly an
amazing feeling to come home to a clean house after the rat race and working
all day.
Person # 2…..
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