Everyone Has an Impact

In this big world sometimes we don't realize how far a simple gesture can go. You could change a person's day just by saying hi to them. It is hard to realize how big of an impact you may have on other people. This past weekend my parents attended a bar mitzvah and they shared a very important story with me. At the ceremony, the boy expressed the impact we all can have on each other's lives and the lesson he learned. He said that at his school he became very good friends with this one boy, but the next year he decided not to talk to him. His mother heard the news and she was in shock. She told her son that he needs to say hi to that boy and there is no reason not to when they had been such good friends. One day the boy said hi to his old friend. At the end of the school day the other boy exclaimed to his mom, "he said hi to me!" The boy was so excited by a simple hello. I feel that this story is very easy to relate to. There are very friendly students in the hallway that say hi or simply ask how I am doing and it really does make a difference in my day. It feels good when people care about how you are feeling that day. You never know how someone is feeling that day or what they are going through. Even the little things can turn a person's day around. Recently in our iQuest class, we decided to express our gratitude in various ways. In my group, we wrote positive messages on sticky notes and left them on cars in the parking lot. Then when the school day was over, students would see a note that would make their day a little brighter! We wanted to impact more than one person and that is why we decided to write a lot of different sticky notes. 

After the group activity in our class, I did an act of kindness on my own. I chose to make a card and have everyone at my work sign it for our new manager. I currently work at Vitality Bowls. Within a small time frame, he has already improved many different aspects of our store and we all let him know that we appreciate his work. He is very creative and brings new ideas to the store.  Managers have a lot to handle and I thought we should let him know that we are very thankful for all of his hard work. I know that when I get positive feedback at work it makes me feel great and that I am doing my job to the best of my ability. That is why I thought it would be nice to do that for someone else!