Elevator

Tuesday, July 20th 2010

On the ride up to my floor in the elevator, I surprised myself by wanting to greet the man who stepped on mid-way up. Now, usually I will smile or sometimes say hi to others riding in the elevator. But most of the time it's one of those awkward quiet moments, do you know what I'm talking about? When you know you only have a few seconds which is not enough time to start a conversation, but you're stuck in a small box with another person or people so you should say something.

Tonight, I had some extra confidence or energy that made me say, "Hi" to the man and then 15 seconds later as I got off on my floor, "Have a nice evening!"

It wasn't much, but it made me feel good. I don't like it when nothing is said and everyone ignores everyone else on that short, but oh-so-long and silent 20 second elevator rides. I think I'll try to start being more outgoing in the future. I'll let you know how it goes :)

Peace :)