The Cashier and the Captive

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hen I go to the store on my way home. My uniqueness as an individual like us all has been altered by our interactions and experiences with people. This is a story about me coming across two polarizing demeanors and how I reacted to them both.

When I go to this market I’ve had two interesting interactions. Last time I went grocery shopping my cashier was jovial, inviting and upbeat. Like your favorite aunt that is kind, loving and full of hugs. She was singing to the overhead music and just seemed happy to be alive. She’s like that every time I see her and go to her register. She brightens up my day every time I see her and I walk away with my cart feeling better than when I came in. I’m grateful for anyone like this that works as an essential worker that comes in contact with people all day. She’s obviously a resilient woman who doesn’t let no one steal her joy. Her vibration is positive and elevated.Then today I get something else. The cashier was cold, self absorbed and mundane. Her energy was all in the way she spoke. If I didn’t guard my peace and my heart I would’ve gotten sucked into her abyss. I don’t judge people like that at all because you don’t know what they are going through. She seemed like she really didn’t want to be there and how dare you from coming

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into my line. She gave me the deadest and the most dry hello that I could imagine.The sad thing is living where live I’ve experienced it so much I normalized it and developed a thick skin. It’s not normal though. My day and outlook on life was so good this morning her , bad vibes just bounced right off of me. I gave her the opposite of what she gave me. I genuinely thanked her very much and smiled through my face mask. You have to take your serenity with you wherever you go. It will be your refuge in any storm. So don’t conform. Be transformed.When you go out into the public you definitely don’t want to be on cloud nine so much where you’re not alert to be mindful of your surroundings. You also don’t want your environment to sink your ship either. Only an inner breach can do that. If you’re feeling sad be open to someone lifting you up and if you’re in a great mood don’t let someone who is negative bring you down.When they say go higher, how deep down in the water have you gone when the hurricane of life is creating a turbulent sea on the surface? When you go out into the the world remember that your peace is your armor. Keeping your eyes on the prize and your mind on your purpose will keep you focused.</article></body>

My encounter with two people with moods on two opposite ends of the emotional spectrum.

How I react or if I’m affected will measure how far I’ve come on my journey so far. Will I accept their program or will I be the programmer?

Before I got off of work, I turn on the news and you would think the world is ending. The pandemic. Cops shooting and killing black people. Mass shootings that feel like is a parallel pandemic. It’s a lot of heaviness for our souls to absorb right now. Death just seems abundant in the air but in my environment I smell nothing but life. The spring fragrance of newness, the birds singing and I bask in the stillness. I’m just getting off of work but I’m thinking about my dreams.

The gratitude of health and having a job maintains my peace in that moment. It’s a conscious choice. It’s what I take with me when I go to the store on my way home. My uniqueness as an individual like us all has been altered by our interactions and experiences with people. This is a story about me coming across two polarizing demeanors and how I reacted to them both. When I go to this market I’ve had two interesting interactions. Last time I went grocery shopping my cashier was jovial, inviting and upbeat. Like your favorite aunt that is kind, loving and full of hugs. She was singing to the overhead music and just seemed happy to be alive. She’s like that every time I see her and go to her register. She brightens up my day every time I see her and I walk away with my cart feeling better than when I came in. I’m grateful for anyone like this that works as an essential worker that comes in contact with people all day. She’s obviously a resilient woman who doesn’t let no one steal her joy. Her vibration is positive and elevated.

Then today I get something else. The cashier was cold, self absorbed and mundane. Her energy was all in the way she spoke. If I didn’t guard my peace and my heart I would’ve gotten sucked into her abyss. I don’t judge people like that at all because you don’t know what they are going through. She seemed like she really didn’t want to be there and how dare you from coming into my line. She gave me the deadest and the most dry hello that I could imagine.

The sad thing is living where live I’ve experienced it so much I normalized it and developed a thick skin. It’s not normal though. My day and outlook on life was so good this morning her , bad vibes just bounced right off of me. I gave her the opposite of what she gave me. I genuinely thanked her very much and smiled through my face mask. You have to take your serenity with you wherever you go. It will be your refuge in any storm. So don’t conform. Be transformed.

When you go out into the public you definitely don’t want to be on cloud nine so much where you’re not alert to be mindful of your surroundings. You also don’t want your environment to sink your ship either. Only an inner breach can do that. If you’re feeling sad be open to someone lifting you up and if you’re in a great mood don’t let someone who is negative bring you down.

When they say go higher, how deep down in the water have you gone when the hurricane of life is creating a turbulent sea on the surface? When you go out into the the world remember that your peace is your armor. Keeping your eyes on the prize and your mind on your purpose will keep you focused.