Reflections from a visit to the dentist

Readers,

I went to the dentist yesterday morning and thought that I would share some reflections with you all.

The first point that I think is worth making is that my teeth were not hurting or damaged. I went for a check up that I have been trying to do twice a year for the last few years. Prevention is better than cure is an old saying that many are able to quote, but very few execute in their behaviour for many areas of our lives.

The second point is that my appointment was supposed to be at 9, but I didn't actually get seen till 9 10 which resulted in me getting to work a little late. This made me realise that I should always allow more time at appointments to cater for others poor time keeping.

It also reminded me of the importance of maintaining my own punctuality because I would not want to be the cause of someone else being frustrated and late for meetings scheduled after mine.

Finally, I love the feeling of teeth cleaned by the dentist. It costs less than £20, leaves your teeth looking much healthier, your spirits lifted and your will power a new lease of life to start taking the sort of care of your teeth that you know deep down inside you ought to.

Have yourselves a blessed day and try and pop down to the dentist too if you are overdue :-)

The power to leave people and places in a better condition than you found them

Dear readers,

I have heard the saying "leave every place better than you found it" many times over, but yesterday evening it hit home for the first time.

I bought some milk from the supermarket on the way home from work and asked the sales assistant for cashback with my transaction.

When the receipt printed, he handed me a pen and asked me to initial the receipt next to the cashback. As I duly obliged, I realised that the pen was purple.

I jokingly asked the gentleman why he had a purple coloured pen. He laughed and told me that it was not his. He had borrowed it from his female colleague working next to him. I smiled and walked away with my milk.

As I was walking away, I heard him laughing with his colleague about the purple pen and that is when it hit home.

I had unwittingly left that person in a better conditions than I found him. I found him smiling and left him laughing.

This left me feeling really warm and fuzzy inside and keen to experience the same feeling again.

We all have ups and downs, but making a point to regularly make others happy even if only fleetingly are the moments that make the world a special place to live.

I wanted to share this experience because perhaps it might inspire others to actively try and leave places and people in a better condition than they found it.

Peace