Everyone wants to feel good. Vast amounts of money are spent daily on items than can range from a tube of mascara to an entire room of workout equipment all for one reason....to feel good.
We want to look good too, but looking good, in our own eyes, also makes of feel good, so the looking is just a means to an end.
Even animals want to feel good. Have you ever stopped to pet a cat? Hopefully, it was a cat that wanted to be petted, but for the majority of felines, a long petting session makes them feel good.
Runtly, the dog, likes to feel good and this is usually accomplished by chewing on something during all his waking hours.
I visited a pet supply store over the weekend, a place that shows the human race has gone through a huge paradigm shift. Years ago, pet supplies were found in a small section of whatever store might carry them, usually next to the pet food. Now there are huge stores dedicated to the feel good needs of our pets with isles and isles of toys, treats, beds and even fur lined parkas and booties. Anyway, I found a small chewing treat/toy for the dog and he has spent hours licking and chewing. This small hard disk is now rather gooey and gommy, but it is saving our hands and fingers from being gnawed on and it makes Runtly feel good.
Sometimes it can be the simplest of things to make us feel good, like a light bulb. Replacing a burnt out bulb, especially if it has been out for a while, casts new light on the surroundings and makes us feel good. Even if it does illuminate the cobwebs that were otherwise unseen.
The act of tying a shoe can do the job too. Many years ago, when our oldest daughter was not quite two, I had gone into our local bank. The towns mortician was in the lobby. He was tall man and all business. I cannot ever recall not seeing him in a dark suit, white shirt and tie. His voice was deep and he always seemed to carry an air of authority. On this particular day, he noticed that my daughter's shoe was untied and proceeded to point this out to her. She turned her small face up to his, looked into his eyes and offered him the foot with the untied shoe by placing it out where he could get a better look. To the stunned amazement of everyone in the bank, this man of tall stature, all business and no silliness, got down on the floor, feet shoulder width apart, as if he was going to do some touch-the-toe exercises and tied the shoe of a little bitty girl. It made her feel good and I'm pretty sure it did the same for him.....and everyone else in the bank.
Small acts of kindness go a long way, they make us feel good. They make others feel good, they help us serve our fellow humans.
The list of feel good things could go on and on. Find one that works for you and pass it on.....oh, and pull up your pants!
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