joy
sometimes i just feel like writing.
i've been asked on numerous occasions why i'm so happy. in fact, so numerous, that i can't recall just how many times i have been asked the question.
i mean, when i worked at michaels arts and crafts, my co-worker fabiola asked me why i was always smiling. she said that everytime she saw me, i always looked happy... or i was eating. (but i'm pretty sure that i was happy when i was eating. but anyways...)
one time at school, i played cranium for the first time with some friends. a few of the girls mentioned how they loved playing with me because i wasn't a sore loser.
and tonight, one of my co-hostesses amy, asked me how i could be so happy at a place like outback. why would i be happy on a night like last night.
my initial reply was "well, it's called customer service... you just smile and look happy for the customer."
but i got to thinking... i can smile even if i'm not happy. i do believe in customer service and upholding outback's beliefs, no matter how corny the rules or my managers are. i believe that the customers should enjoy themselves when dining out, and a smiling staff adds to their enjoyment. it also presents a good first and latsing impression of the business. (not to mention that it also brings in the money...) plus, smiles are free and good at anytime.
however, the real reason why i can smile is because i have joy. i know where my joy comes from and why it lasts. this joy isnever-ending because it comes from an everlasting source: God. i know that this life is only temporary, so why waste it being sorrowful? why waste it being sad? why waste it being prideful? arrogant? stupid? ungrateful? or living this life only for ourselves? this life is not our own; it's a gift from God. besides, Christ gave up His own life so that we could live. and the reason why we live is to tell others how they, too, can truly live. our purpose is to further the Gospel, not to be caught up with our selfish desires or in the world.
so... smile. and in the words of pastor dave (and that one famous guy...), "don't worry, be happy."
Matthew 6:34
i've been asked on numerous occasions why i'm so happy. in fact, so numerous, that i can't recall just how many times i have been asked the question.
i mean, when i worked at michaels arts and crafts, my co-worker fabiola asked me why i was always smiling. she said that everytime she saw me, i always looked happy... or i was eating. (but i'm pretty sure that i was happy when i was eating. but anyways...)
one time at school, i played cranium for the first time with some friends. a few of the girls mentioned how they loved playing with me because i wasn't a sore loser.
and tonight, one of my co-hostesses amy, asked me how i could be so happy at a place like outback. why would i be happy on a night like last night.
my initial reply was "well, it's called customer service... you just smile and look happy for the customer."
but i got to thinking... i can smile even if i'm not happy. i do believe in customer service and upholding outback's beliefs, no matter how corny the rules or my managers are. i believe that the customers should enjoy themselves when dining out, and a smiling staff adds to their enjoyment. it also presents a good first and latsing impression of the business. (not to mention that it also brings in the money...) plus, smiles are free and good at anytime.
however, the real reason why i can smile is because i have joy. i know where my joy comes from and why it lasts. this joy isnever-ending because it comes from an everlasting source: God. i know that this life is only temporary, so why waste it being sorrowful? why waste it being sad? why waste it being prideful? arrogant? stupid? ungrateful? or living this life only for ourselves? this life is not our own; it's a gift from God. besides, Christ gave up His own life so that we could live. and the reason why we live is to tell others how they, too, can truly live. our purpose is to further the Gospel, not to be caught up with our selfish desires or in the world.
so... smile. and in the words of pastor dave (and that one famous guy...), "don't worry, be happy."
Matthew 6:34