10 seconds

In less than 10 seconds…

You can destroy a child’s self-esteem with a look or comment.

You can ruin someone’s day by ignoring them.

You can ruin your own day by walking past happiness and choosing to wallow in self pity.

OR in less than 10 seconds…

You can pause and pick up something someone dropped and hand it to them with a smile.

You can put a hand on the shoulder of one who is suffering, and say “hang in there.”

You can look in the mirror and say, “not perfect…but not bad.”

You can stop to say something nice to someone at work.

You can accept your coffee or burger or salad from a server and say a sincere thank you.

You can pause at a light turning green to allow someone to finish crossing.

You can stop and tell someone they are loved.

You can mutter a quick prayer to get you through a situation or thank God for something not being worse.

You can start your day with “God…this one’s for you” and take it from there.

In less than 10 seconds you can do terrible or wonderful things.

What are you doing with your next 10 seconds?