We say it all the time. Do we mean it? More importantly, do we accept the challenge? Do we receive the opportunity?
The admonition to “have a great day” is the acknowledgement from a friend or stranger of the incredible opportunity Today is. Receive it with gratitude.
Are you told to “have a great day”? What is stopping you. I’ll let you in on a secret: The only thing stopping you (me) from having a great day is you (me). Like so many other things, it is a choice. We decide whether or not to “have a great day”. So, carpe momento!
Are you one to greet your neighbor with the mandate to “have a great day”? Do you mean it?
I am more conscious of saying it—and meaning it. I am making an honest effort to say it more often and say it with sincerity. When I say it to the gal who pumps my gas, I say it with the hope that she will. When the cashier tells me to “have a great day”, I receive it with gratitude and wish it in return. After all, my friend Andy will tell me that I get to have a great day. Just because someone tells me to does not mean I have to. (I don’t get pushed around that way.)
Today is an opportunity. Have a great day!