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<\/a>So here’s the basic deal: People\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0want to hear something nice, even celebrities. It puts some pep in someone’s step to know that someone else appreciates something about them, (outside of\u00a0creepy<\/em>\u00a0things, like \u201cnice rack,\u201d of course.)<\/p>\nI\u2019ve been giving out verbal \u201cflowers\u201d ever since I became brave enough to say a few words to strangers. (For those of you who know me, and think of me as a \u201cchatterbox,\u201d as Mr. X has been labeling me recently, the truth is that I really do not love talking to strangers.) I realized that telling my own friend that a stranger’s hair is gorgeous helps no one. So I began telling the actual person whose attribute I\u2019m actually complimenting. Most are surprised to hear it, but they\u2019re always appreciative. And I recently realized that I<\/em> get an extra little boost from knowing I made someone happy, if not their entire day, (as I often hear.)<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been known to even get out of cars to say something nice to someone. Pre-pandemic, I saw a mother rocking a fabulous coat while walking down the street, pushing her child\u2019s stroller. Over Mr. X\u2019s objections, I jumped out of the car to let her know how great she looked. Since this was in Beverly Hills, I figured she wouldn\u2019t care at all, but she actually stopped to thank me profusely. She said she was having a hard day, and I had just turned it around for her!\u00a0 That\u2019s the power of saying something nice to someone.<\/p>\n Of course, the title of the day doesn\u2019t stipulate that what you say be true<\/em>, but\u00a0I<\/em>\u00a0think it should be. (After all, it’s not National Tell A Lie Day!!!) However, it doesn\u2019t have to be about something that\u2019s happening at that very moment.\u00a0 The statement can be as simple as something about a condition that always<\/em> exists for them. For example, \u201cYou\u2019re always so smart, or \u201cYou always make me laugh,\u201d or \u201cI love how you talk to your children.\u201d There are literally millions<\/em> of ways to say something nice (and honest,) to someone.<\/p>\n<\/a>For years, my friends in New York made fun of me for complimenting people on subways. If I loved a girl’s manicure, I told her. If someone’s kid was cute or well-behaved, I lauded the parent for it. If a couple looked cute together\u2014you guessed it–I let the lovebirds know. (Just last week, I told a cop that he and his wife looked like they were flirting and would hook-up! And he told me, with a big laugh, that I was definitely correct, about all<\/em> of it!)<\/p>\n