R*e*s*p*e*c*t

Oh ~ the holiday shopping season has arrived I think

I will warn you now

this is not a post full of pretty pictures

or kind words

it is a little vent...

yesterday ~ like every Sunday

I headed to the grocery store

I was not in a foul mood or rushed in any way

 I was checking things off my list

and checking out the sales

when a cart hit me from behind

thinking it was someone I knew

that was just horsing around ~ trying to get my attention

I turned around with a smile

and saw this little old lady

and she was not from Pasadena ~ veering around me

without a sorry or excuse me

now I am usually quite tolerant

I do respect my elders

after all

my generation was raised to do that

but I was quite perturbed when this happened

so I shrugged it off and kept on my way

fast forward 15 minutes or so and

now I am in the check out line

and I will admit

I try my best to get in a line without a 12 year old

ringing through the purchases

but yesterday I did not do that

I know they are not 12

but I think when I was 16 or 17

I knew better than to put bread and milk

in the same bag

just saying...

I had my first job at 16 and I know I was not giving

gold standard customer service by a long shot

 but I did not sigh when I was waiting on my customer

and ask them what time it was

after I was all rung through

and heading out to the parking lot

I see a man that made his own spot

so I shake my head and roll my eyes.....

I get into my car and get to thinking

the Christmas shopping season has not even started yet

and people are tearing around with no regards to 

the people around them

I feel I am fortunate

I do not have to go from store to store 

looking for the latest coolest must have toy

because I have 4 legged kids

my buy for list is relatively small

I do not have to travel far to spend time

with my family

so I made a deal with myself 

that I will treat others with respect

while we head out into the hustle and bustle

this holiday season

 thanks for listening!