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happened over the years is that we’ve just stopped trying to be cordial to one another for fear that it might take another second out of our day. I don’t know about you, but I regret that mind shift because I am a good person, and I was not raised to ever hurt another human being either with my words or with my actions.</p><p id="0420">So I can’t go back to fix the past, and quite honestly, I don’t think this is bad as my dream was making it out to be, but I know that I can fix my future. I can fix my “now” too.</p><p id="04ed">Like many of the changes that we are making these days because of the pandemic’s past years, with the lack of social interaction, I realize that this might be an opportunity to “spruce up” my <a href="https://www.skillsyouneed.com/interpersonal-skills.html"><b>interpersonal skills</b></a>. To be kinder, less abrasive, and less like someone on a “Real Housewives” episode.</p><p id="11bb">I can be nicer to others, and in turn, to myself too. You see that the stress of being abrasive and regretting it is never healthy to the soul. So today, I will start doing things differently.</p><p id="e36e">Starting today, I will take an extra 2 to 3 seconds, even if it only takes that to realize that the people in my life are more than just a face in the doorway. There’s somebody else seeking acknowledgment, seeking worth, just seeking a moment of my time. That’s OK; I have it to give.</p><p id="adc4">I think if we all did that, though it may not correct all the divisive stress and thoughts that we currently have in our hearts, maybe it’s at least a good first step. A step in that door where we start being a little bit nicer and start acknowledging that one another does matter. Do you think we can do that? All it takes is a “hello.”</p><p id="7430">So, have you had these challenges in your own life? If you have, and you have stumbled with the word “hello”, and how you kept it civil, what did you do? Post your comments below.</p><h2 id="2fb5">More Stories & Poems by Michael Thacker</h2><div id="5bb4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-change-your-life-b259ed705064"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Change Your Life</h2>

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    </div><h2 id="5fb7">About Michael Thacker</h2><p id="7f45"><i>Michael Thacker is a not-so-young adult blogger, aspiring writer, and sometimes seller of real estate.</i></p><p id="bb1f"><i>Michael tweets a LOT on Twitter. Posts every once in a while on Facebook. Occasionally lets his opinions be known to friends, family, and anyone else that will listen.</i></p><h2 id="e8f7">Connect with Michael Thacker</h2><p id="890e"><i>You can follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelThackerI">https://twitter.com/MichaelThackerI</a>.</i></p><p id="1d10"><i>If you want to connect on Facebook, the best place is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RMichaelThacker/">https://www.facebook.com/RMichaelThacker/</a></i></p></article></body>

It can all start with “hello”.

I woke up this morning having thoughts about how in past years of my life, I’ve forgotten to say hello to people when they had inadvertently interrupted me when I was in the middle of a task. Can you believe that I have disturbing dreams like that?

In my life, I’ve had numerous positions wherein situations where I would find myself sitting alone in the room, usually trying to do fourteen (14) things at once to satisfy a boss or superior. Those were the times I was most often interrupted.

Of course, it wasn’t a deliberate interruption or anything like that. Or was it? Usually, it was a tradesperson trying to get their work done for the day or perhaps somebody looking for me. You know someone who was trying to locate me but decided not to use the telephone or in earlier days a radio. Those situations don’t happen that way anymore.

But no matter the situation, what I would have is someone coming in the door and interrupting. Then my immediate reaction, often but not necessarily, would be to be cordial. Instead of being “how can I help you,” it might be “I’m sorry I’m in the middle of something” or “I’m sorry I can’t work on that right now,” or “I’m sorry we’re not open yet.”

This morning, I woke myself up because I was speaking aloud during a dream. The dream I was having, I can’t remember all the details except for the entry into the room by some mystery person now clouded by my inability to figure out who he or she was. I think it might’ve been a she this time?!

I guess that dream got me thinking about how we say “hello” to one another when we greet them and then also how we acknowledge one another in these challenging times. Maybe I was divisive all along?

I think what has happened over the years is that we’ve just stopped trying to be cordial to one another for fear that it might take another second out of our day. I don’t know about you, but I regret that mind shift because I am a good person, and I was not raised to ever hurt another human being either with my words or with my actions.

So I can’t go back to fix the past, and quite honestly, I don’t think this is bad as my dream was making it out to be, but I know that I can fix my future. I can fix my “now” too.

Like many of the changes that we are making these days because of the pandemic’s past years, with the lack of social interaction, I realize that this might be an opportunity to “spruce up” my interpersonal skills. To be kinder, less abrasive, and less like someone on a “Real Housewives” episode.

I can be nicer to others, and in turn, to myself too. You see that the stress of being abrasive and regretting it is never healthy to the soul. So today, I will start doing things differently.

Starting today, I will take an extra 2 to 3 seconds, even if it only takes that to realize that the people in my life are more than just a face in the doorway. There’s somebody else seeking acknowledgment, seeking worth, just seeking a moment of my time. That’s OK; I have it to give.

I think if we all did that, though it may not correct all the divisive stress and thoughts that we currently have in our hearts, maybe it’s at least a good first step. A step in that door where we start being a little bit nicer and start acknowledging that one another does matter. Do you think we can do that? All it takes is a “hello.”

So, have you had these challenges in your own life? If you have, and you have stumbled with the word “hello”, and how you kept it civil, what did you do? Post your comments below.