Make eye contact with people I might otherwise just walk by and
Notice color
Today, the first thing I noticed that made me really smile was a small purple crocus with bright yellow stamen just opening. I'm sure it was there yesterday, but I must have walked right by it. It was beautiful on this gray, almost-white with frost day. A reminder of spring and how new life emerges from the deepest winters of our lives.
Other colors caught my eye today, too. I noticed--and smiled at--very old 50s looking turquoise sedan with skinny tires rambling in front of my modern Outback wagon. Turquoise. What a great color for a car. It gave it its own personality -- peppy, silly, sassy, and carefree. I wondered what the driver and his passenger were like. I wanted to meet them and have tea.
I should wear turquoise more often.
I also noticed people I might have just walked by otherwise. But, honestly, I should have known this wasn't the day to list this as a to do item. After all, I was at work, cloistered in my office for 11 hours today. But, walking by students on their way to class, I made more of an effort to acknowledge and smile at those I didn't recognize. I usually notice everyone and always try to make eye contact with those I know, acknowledge them, call them by name and say hello or ask how they are doing. It is just who I am. I'll have to add this to my list again, on a day when I know I will be around people who I don't know.
