Frustration

Why must boys frustrate me so?? I have a guy friend of mine who I thought we were getting closer and talking fairly often. Now all of the sudden it is like he is blowing me off. If we do talk it is very surface and I have to ask all of the questions. He won't share anything with me anymore. Okay I guess this wouldn't frustrate me if I didn't care about him but I do, so it does.

Human relationships are funny things. We don't realize the effects we have on other people with the simple acts we do each day. What kind of difference do you make by smiling at a stranger? Maybe none at all and then again that one smile might change that person's entire day. That one smile may make them think that some one might actually care. Then you think about reactions you have to total strangers while you are driving. You know what kind of difference do you make in someone's day if you let them in or if you cut them off. Two different actions done by total stranger can have such a profound effect.

I mean really what would it be like if every person did one kind act everyday. An act that is truly selfless and not expecting anything in return. One time I was on a the Cherokee Turnpike in Oklahoma and when I got to the toll booth the person in front of me had paid for my toll and the teller handed me a note that said I had been hit by a random act of kindness. That one act of kindness put me in a great mood for the rest of the weekend. And on Sunday I returned the favor. The teller looked at me like I was crazy because there wasn't even anyone behind me in the line but when she asked why I wanted to do that I simply said I was repaying a random act of kindness given to me.

Okay I know this is all idealistic but it is good to reflect on what kind of impact you have on the world around you. And if you can impact a stranger in a positive way, how much of a difference can you make in the lives of your own friends and family. I think at times it is easier to do something nice for a stranger than for the people close to us. Our own friends and family are the ones who can frustrate us the most. It hurts when someone you trust hurts you. Yet, it is all worth it in the end.