Recently I learned about this new movement called 鈥淒ay Makers鈥�. It鈥檚 so positive and touching that I decided this is a movement I want to participate in.
Day Makers are people who perform intentional acts of kindness with the intention of making the world a better place. Day Making is to make a special effort to make someone鈥檚 day! Anyone can be a Day Maker. There are many ways that a person can do this.
In my field of work, I鈥檝e learned just how important it is. I read an amazing story written by a cosmologist that touched my heart.
He had been doing hair for a client for several years. The woman came in and wanted a nice new hairstyle and that was just what he did. He explained that he had a little extra time and he wowed her. He made her feel special, but he was completely unaware of just how much that appointment had helped her.
She later wrote him a letter. She told him that the reason she had wanted an extra special hair style was because she wanted to look her best for her own funeral. She had planned on committing suicide the evening after her appointment with him. But the extra attention that he paid to her in that one appointment鈥攋ust that small window of time鈥攎ade her change her mind and feel that her life was worth living.
I get choked up every time I hear the story. It鈥檚 changed my view on every person that sits in my salon chair. You never know what people are dealing with at home.
Being a Day Maker to me has become a every day effort. If I can make someone feel special and look amazing maybe, just maybe, I can make their day.
As a cosmologist, we tend to constantly fight against time, to stay on schedule for the next client. But, if we can take a minute to go the extra mile, you may be making a huge difference in someone鈥檚 life鈥攑erhaps you鈥檒l even save it!
You don鈥檛 have to be a cosmologist to make someone鈥檚 day. Anyone can participate in this incredible movement. I know that I will for the rest of my life.
When I make someone鈥檚 day, it feels amazing.
