NEGATIVITY

I understand having a bad day, everyone has bad days, but to always be in a bad mood, I just cant understand that.  I'd like to talk about a particular person I've come across. This lady, the first time I met her she came into my room and didn't speak, and those of you that know me know that I'm more positive than negative or at least I try to be.  So when she came in I said 'hello, how are you?' and I got a very clipped 'hi'.  I thought 'oh she is having a bad day', but I have now seen her many times and it's the same thing each time, no smiles, no happiness at all.  I feel sorry for her, she doesn't seem happy in her job and this is one job that you really need to like what you do. I will say that her being the way she is does invoke certain feelings in others (me).  It makes me feel like everything is my fault, I'm sorry I've had to go to the bathroom and caused you to have to come to my room, and to ask for anything extra it's like I've asked her to go to the moon and back.

My mother told me once when I was young and having trouble with a teacher that I was convinced hated me, that I just needed to be nice to him and always speak when I saw him. I took my mother's advice and eventually he changed his attitude towards me. I took my mother's advice again with the person I've been speaking about and I'd like to say that mom's advice always works.  Remember if you see someone that looks like they are having a bad day, week, month, year, all you can do is be nice and maybe just maybe your smile or kind word will be exactly what they need.