It makes my day when someone does something kind for me. So many times I think we tend to rush around and just go through the motions of our day, sometimes nearly ignoring those closest to us. It is the moments when we stop to pour a little love into someone else’s life that tend to yank us out of what can otherwise sometimes be a mundane and selfish existence.
I feel happiest when I am with people who make me feel loved and cared about. Being in that sort of environment has made me want to create that environment for those around me. There have been times in my life that I did not feel the wonderful amount of support and love that I now feel, so now that I have this kind of close community, not only do I want to hold onto and treasure it, but I want to share this wonderful gift of community with others.
I think that if people were to love and care about others more intentionally, that the world would be a far happier place. Can you imagine if every single person lived each day searching out ways to make other people happy? Instead of living in our own little bubbles, trying to figure out what makes ourselves happy, what if we tried to figure out what makes other people happy? Imagine how satisfying it would feel to know that you make someone else’s day EVERY day! I simply love it when a friend tells me that something I did made them happy, or that I made their day! I definitely want to make that kind of difference on a regular basis.
As a Christian, but also just as a person, I very much want to pursue living selflessly, because I genuinely believe that society and I will both benefit from it. I truly see the wisdom of the words from the Bible (Philippians 2:3-4), which say: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” The world would truly be an entirely different place if everyone lived like this!
During the five weeks when I was travelling virtually around the world, I had “travelling challenges”. This week I want to do another sort of challenge – a challenge to make someone else’s day every day. Try to figure out what makes the people in your life feel happy, loved, and special; and then do it!
I would love to know your ideas for how one can make a person’s day! Comment your ideas below – I cannot wait to hear from you! <3