The Golden Rule.

     Today I had an orientation at my new job, Bath and Body Works. It was me, 3 other girls, a 97 page booklet, and a 3 and a half hour long video. The booklet had us answer school work type questions. There was a question in there that asked us about our values and for us to name one we hold close to our heart. My answer? Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
     All our lives people preach this to us and pound this into our heads. Mainly teachers and parents. But really, how many of us abide by this? I'm a very strong believer in the "Golden Rule". But I admit sometimes I may slip up and mistreat others. If you're one of those people and you're reading this, I'm sorry. I assure you I've realized if I've mistreated you and I instantly regret it. It takes a lot of work, but it really is very simple to treat others how you would want to be treated. Stop and think before you cuss the person in front of you driving slow or before you ride their bumper. What if they are having a terrible day? Or what if they have a baby in the backseat? You never really know. So you always have to take a second and regroup yourself before you act upon your negative feelings. I'm not a headstrong believer in "karma" but what goes around definitely comes back around. You exuberate positivity, it will rain back onto you.
     I don't know about you guys, but when someone acts negative towards me it really hits hard.  I might just be an emotional wus, but seriously. Sometimes I wish people would take other's feelings into consideration before they acted upon their first instinct. Its simple acts, such as letting someone turn in front of you. . or holding a door open for someone that has their hands full. Its the little things that make a huge difference. It makes me feel amazing to know I might have done something to make a difference in someone's life. And don't even get me started on how it makes me feel when someone does good acts for me. . Ha ha ha.
     We all have bad days, we all have good days. Just know to somebody out there, you mean the world. You're amazing in every single way. You're more beautiful then you know. Just remember, tomorrow is always a new day. Never let the hardships of yesterday burden your tomorrow. Wake up in the morning with the "its going to be a good day" perspective. If you spill your coffee, burn your finger, and trip over a toy dump truck don't decide that instant. . "UGH, this say SUUUUCKS!". Always keep your head up and at the end of the day thats when you can reflect back on the events that occurred in your day and decide if they are really worth throwing the past 24 hours in the "bad day" category. Wether you think so or not, you have so much to be thankful for. I know I could name 42 things I'm thankful for as soon as I open my eyes every morning. Ha ha.

Happy days and New tomorrows,
xoCortney