I work at a grocery store. I see more than a hundred people a day. I hold as many conversations as I can. I listen as intently as my scattered brain allows me.

I smile, I greet, I acknowledge. I nod, I wave, I hand out stickers. I do not know all of the names, or what they plan to cook that day. I do not know what their whole intent was to walk inside the sliding doors. I see more people daily, than I have ever been comfortable with. Yet I still try. I attempt. I look forward, I guide, I answer questions. I work at a grocery store.

I want to be a good person. It is something I strive for daily. To make any kind of impact on someone's life, to make their day just a little brighter. It is hard when you see over a hundred people a day.

It is easy when you see over a hundred people a day.

We like to think it is hard, that other people do not appreciate our own efforts to bring a smile to their face. But in reality, it takes one small thing. One glance, one smile, one nod, a few words, one word. It is easy because you choose the difficulty in this setting. In other words, you hold the control of how you react, how you look, how you present yourself.

One glance, one smile, one nod, a few words, one word.

I have noticed people's entire face brighten just from a small greeting, one i say over and over again throughout the course of my stressful day. I have seen kid's stop crying from a sticker, or a balloon.

Now do not believe that I have any kind of advantage because I work at a grocery store. That is not it. However my employment has made me realize how easy this thing, this spread of joy, can truly be.

I do not always have good days. Sometime I want to walk out, I want to hide. I have multiple impulses to just cover my ears like a three year old being told to nap. And yes, sometimes I am guilty of letting that take over my attitude. I do not always smile. I do not always greet. I do not always acknowledge. I do not always nod, nor hand out stickers. That's the fault of being human. We are not always ready to share a joy we aren't feeling. But at least we attempt.

If you sit back and think about the grand picture, would it not excite you to bring joy into someone's day? You do not need to say "Welcome to Kroger" to over a hundred people to do this.

A big thing is to keep your head up. We as humans are too worried about looking down at our feet because we only care about our destination, we seem to forget our journey. The people we acknowledge, the smiles, the greets, that is all apart of our journey.

Compliment that dress you noticed. Smile at the person that walks past you. Tell someone it is okay if they spill something, help, aid, provide assistance. Smile.