Yesterday, I talked to a lot of strangers. It was a full (or almost full) moon and the best in people come out at that time! My daughter (and boys) are disgusted and embarrassed by this habit. I learn so many interesting things by talking to total strangers and I, in turn, can talk about anything I want (without using names!). I think it’s fantastic!
Here are a few of my stranger conversations yesterday:
I met a woman (at the nail salon … yes, treated myself yesterday!) who started chatting with me about her children and grandchildren. They all live in Denver and she lives here. I told her that I fully intend to ensure that my children live in my same state when they have children (yea, I know … no control over that one). She laughed! She said she loved having them far away because it allowed her to party with her friends whenever she wanted without having to worry about them needing her to babysit. Too funny! She was 79 years old. I want to party when I am 79 too!
I met another woman at the grocery store who asked me if I was married. I said no (for a split second, I wondered if she was going to ask me out). She told me that she had just gotten married and she is trying to share one piece of advice she got (on her wedding day) with everyone she knows (and I guess with strangers too). That advice is to be nice. No matter what. No eye rolling. No short temper or shortness in our voices. No yelling. Be nice even when you are mad. She wished she and her first husband had been “nice” to one another because she thinks anything can be worked out when you are nice. Wow.
Lastly, I met a guy at the health club. He wanted to use the machine I was using and, of course, we struck up a conversation. We talked about getting up and getting to the club early. He said he used to weigh 100 pounds more than he does now. He said that one day he woke up and decided to change his life. He exercised, watched what he ate and tried to find a way to make himself happy other than eating. It took him a year. I congratulated him! I told him about the blog and taking a year to do it. He said, anyone can transform their life in a year. Amazing.
Do something transformative today!
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