Wonderful people

Sometimes I forget that I really love people. Not specific ones, just in general. They can really be wonderful. For instance, today at the beach a couple sent there little one (she couldn't have been older than 2) to the Italian Ice cart by herself with some money (not such a wonderful thing to do.) After she tried to give my son her money for his Italian Ice, she made her way closer to the cart then turned and tried to give her money to a man sitting in a chair. When he pointed to the cart and she didn't move, he got up and went with her to help her get her sweet treat. He stayed with her till she got it and sent her on her way with the change once he had helped her pick her flavor. What a wonderful thing that man did to help such an innocent one, and the beautiful thing is that he did not have to, he didn't even know her.
Then I had a few glimpses today of 3 different moms with their son that just radiated life. The first was a mom teaching her son to boogie board,; she was with him in the water for the longest time. The second was the deep open smile of a mom playing with her son in the waves, and the third was a mom with a baby boy. She was dancing him around talking or singing to him.
They are out there if you look for it--The kind people, the joyful people, and if you want to see a smiling face just share one of yours (its crucial that its a genuine one) with someone else (even if its not anyone you know), and most likely you will be greeted with a deep smile in return.
Or maybe there's no one around and you don't have it in you to smile, then look around and enjoy something. The colorful clouds at dusk, the stars in the country sky, the sun shining, the fact that you are comfy and fed, look close enough till you see something that brings a deep smile. You may need to make a change to find it, but it will be worth it when you do.