"Do you remember that Joe South song, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes?”"

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Two flight attendants were worn out. They had worked four full days of caring for winter vacationers flying from New York to Florida. They were due some time off.

So they stood in the plane’s doorway looking tired as the last load of passengers left. A perky passenger looked at the two young women and said, "Smile!"

One of the tired flight attendants replied, "OK, you smile" which the man did.

And then she said, "Now hold it for twelve hours."

It’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? Joe South was right when he sang, "Before you judge, criticize, and accuse; walk a mile in my shoes."

You will probably run into somebody today who is tired or discouraged or just run over by life. Don’t tell him or her to "Smile." That person may not have a smile left.

Instead, give that person one of your smiles. God’s love goes with your smile as you do because you’re listening to your life and making a life, not just a living.

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"How would we celebrate your national holiday?"

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Once there was a bishop in the church named Valentine. Valentine was known far and wide for showing love to others. It was illegal for him to proclaim his belief in a loving God, but Valentine did so publicly. His loving actions landed him in jail on charges of treason to the government.

But he shared God’s love with his jailer who started believing in God. He even fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. He sent her cards with clovers made into hearts which read, "From Your Valentine."

The legend of Valentine’s displays of God’s love only spread more after his death. So much that he was made a saint and a day was declared for us all to share God’s love—St. Valentine’s Day.

Share God’s love with others today, not just your family, but people you don’t even know. As you pass them in the hall at work or on the street, say, "Happy Valentine’s Day!" And as you do, do so as if today were named after you.

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"What do you love to do?"

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I was talking with a man who runs a dry cleaning business. We were talking about his business and the most fulfilling parts of what he does.

He told me the story about how a family’s home burned and one of the only things they salvaged was the little girl’s teddy bear. Now this teddy bear was in pretty rough shape. He had soot and stains all over him. He was soaked from the fire hoses and didn’t smell very good. But the little girl absolutely loved this teddy bear and it was all she had left.

So this man took on the mission of cleaning up the teddy bear. He worked on the little bear’s soot stains until you couldn’t see them anymore. He cleaned up and sanitized him so that he smelled all better. And he said, "That was one happy little girl when I was through."

He went on to say, "And that’s why I love to do what I do. I get to make a difference."

What difference does your work make in someone’s life? Look for an opportunity today to make a difference through your job as you listen to life and make a life, not just a living today.

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"Have you ever done what you thought was the right thing at the time, but gotten a reaction you didn’t expect?"

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Clemson University's former football coach, Frank Howard, told the story of driving in Greenville, SC one day. He saw a bumper sticker on the car in front of him that read, "Honk if you love God."

Howard said, "I loved God, so I honked."

When he did, the woman in the car in front of him, the car with the bumper sticker on it, got out of her car fighting mad, shook her fist at Howard, and said, "You fool, you want me to smack you? Can't you see the light hasn't changed?"

Sometimes, you do what you think is the right thing, but boy do you get a reaction you didn’t expect.
Sometimes what you do is misinterpreted by someone else. The other person doesn’t "get" what you’re meaning.

You and me and everyone else in the world is misunderstood at one time or another. You just can’t keep that from happening. So what do you do? Explain when you’ll be heard, ask for forgiveness when necessary, and keep honking as you listen to life and make a life, not just a living today.

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"Do you know who you are?"

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A married couple trying to live up to a snobbish lifestyle went to a party. The conversation turned to Mozart. "Absolutely brilliant, magnificent, a genius!" the conversation went.

The woman, wanting to join in the conversation, remarked casually, "Ah, Mozart. You're so right. I love him. Only this morning I saw him getting on the No. 5 bus going to Coney Island."

There was a sudden hush in the group. Her husband was mortified. He pulled her away and whispered, "We're leaving right now. Get your coat and let's get out of here."

As they drove home, he kept muttering to himself. Finally his wife turned to him and said, "You're angry about something."

"Oh really? You noticed?" he said. "I've never been so embarrassed in my life! You saw Mozart take the No. 5 bus to Coney Island? Don't you know the No. 5 bus doesn't go out to Coney Island?"

Today, just be who you are—an incredible, marvelous, loving child of God—and that’ll be enough for today.

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