all smiles...

I am not the happiest person in the world... but I at least try to be positive and to at least smile to people...

As I walk through my office I notice that people walk with their heads down and scowls on their faces... People that I have worked with for years for some reason cannot bring themselves to smile or to even look me in the eye... I am not the only one that has noticed this either, so I hope that it isn't me! Do I smell? Am I creepy?

I work for a nonprofit where we are supposed to be engaging youth in a positive happy manner, yet some of these people cannot even do it with each other. No "hellos", No "good mornings", or even a simple smile! I was always taught to smile to people, to ask how their day is, to ask how they are doing.

I even try to smile when I am not in a good mood because when I get a smile back it makes me feel better... yet from some people here all I get is a frown or a sideways glance... I honestly wonder what kinda or what quality of work or relationship some of these people can build with youth that are already at a disadvantage and weary of adults.

I bet if some of these people smiled more, even if they started out by faking it, they would eventually be happier!