the priceless smile.

Numerous times in my life, my best friend has told me I am the worst door mat she has ever seen. I am a) not that pretty and b) i am continue to let people walk all over me. Picture this: I was not suppose to work tonight. I showed up, and one of my favorite people "SULLY," says, you aren't on the shedule, "did you pick up because someone knows you are a sucker and can't say no?" Crazy!

Most people that are important to me would say that I am a pretty strong willed person, but there is also a characteristic that I inherited (that I wish I hadn't) that comes out, day in and day out...the door mat characteristic. If I don't like you, don't even bother spending (wasting) the time saying hello (I have no patience and extremely limited forgiveness)...but, if you are even remotely on side that I like or enjoy you, then by all means I will bend over backwards twice, if not more for you. I love to make other people happy. I am a people pleaser. Of all the qualities (good or bad) that could have been passed down, I am happy to report that being a people pleaser really isn't that bad. It is a pleasure. A pleasure that I truly enjoy. Tonight is a perfect example of being a people pleaser.

I was at work, and someone asked me if, I could work their shift tomorrow. I don't want to work. I gave up my shift, so the last thing I want to do is work, but that isn't the way the cookie crumbles when they say "hey, I know that you want to work for me." Its absolutely terrible, that I respond with the "I can, because I can't say no". The staff immediately cracks up and says, yep thats definitely how she is. I enjoy being the people pleaser. A smile on someone else's face is worth more then the winning the lottery.

I can never say enough good things about my parents, but one thing I will be eternity grateful for is the lesson of a smile. A smile and the importance of a smile/happiness is worth more then any dollar amount. Collectively but individually my parents taught me that. That smile means more to me then anything. I just wish, I was close enough to see that smile more often then not, but hey, you win some you lose some...you can't have everything.

I smiled a lot today. I hope you all get the pleasure of smiling for no particular reason. :)