Today, as on most days, my answer to the standard greeting, “Hi, how are you?” was my truth: “I’m great. How are you?” Spoken with positive enthusiasm and a warm smile, I meant it. I still mean it.
It is not just some auto response. I say that I’m great because, no matter what is happening around me, life is inherently great. Nonetheless, people respond with statements like, “No. Really. How are you?” or “How can you even say that?”
Along those same lines, I get asked the most ridiculous question of all: “What are you smiling about?” Well guess what. I’m smiling because l feel great. That’s right. I’ll say it again—I feel great.
Smiling When Everything Ain’t So Great
How does it make you feel when everything seems to be falling apart yet there’s that one person who is still skipping along with a smile? Does it piss you off? Does it make you wonder if that person is on drugs?
Do you think that person is just not paying attention to the atrocities that you see? Well, I’m usually that smiling person and I’ll tell you a little bit about what’s going on in my head.
For starters, I’m not blind or immune to the realities that leave people feeling down and out. I’m not unaware of the unfairness at my place of employment, the extreme humidity outside today, or even this nagging pain in my back.
I know that my country’s financial system is in crisis, sea life is being killed by a reckless oil spill, and children are starving to death on a planet with more than enough for everyone. Yes…I see it all and I don’t like it. [Read More on Feeling Great]
Nea is a Life Transformation Coach who believes happiness should never be optional.
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