• moshankey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For the past 30 or so years I can truly write that only my wife hits those three marks. And she’s there doing it everyday. I adore her.

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      1 year ago

      Yesterday.

      And i make it a point to make sure i make everyone i meet feel heard and seen. So, i might wave at people collecting garbage, i make eye contact with the cassier en give them a warm smile, while wishing them a nice day. I might smile at random strangers in the street. I have had beautiful experiences doing this, and quite frequently people give me this startled look and then hesitantly smile back. And i do this sincerely, because i truly belief most people have a hard time already and i want to give them at least a nice moment in the day.

      It makes life so much better. For people i meet and for myself as well.

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        1 year ago

        Honestly, this can be very much be done and people crave it. People crave being noticed and affirmed and getting to engage with others on more than just a superficial level (as long as you respect their boundaries and recover if you faux pas at some point). People can be very gracious/graceful when someone reaches out to them in this way and will often “play-along” because I’ve noticed basically everyone refuses to be the first one to step out of their comfort zone and take a chance pal-ing around with a stranger but I can find a way to make most people comfortable and maybe even get a chuckle or 10.

        Its been very good news for me and the good news for you is you can too, if only you do this ONE weird trick strangers love

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        1 year ago

        I might smile at random strangers in the street.

        yeah that would make me nervous