This morning, I enjoyed my morning ritual of grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks on the way to work. I pulled into the drive thru and got in line with the other cars. Once I got up to the speaker, I ordered my drink along with a scone.  There was nothing out of the ordinary in this process until I got up to the window. The lovely barista stuck her head out and told me the following:

The car ahead of you has paid for your order.

That was so nice. I don’t even think I know them.

Then she said, “They wondered if you would like to pay for the order of the car behind you? Their order is about the same amount as your order.”

I didn’t know the people in the vehicle behind me but I thought…why not?

“You bet!” I responded to the barista. I handed her the money and felt all the great feelings one has when generosity and kindness randomly enter your life for no apparent reason.

But the story doesn’t end there. The barista poked her head back out through the drive thru window and told me one more thing: Continue Reading…

Email. Twitter. Facebook. Texting. Television. Radio. Speaking. Art.
All of these can be used to send a message.

The question is: Do people hear what you’re saying?

Or is your message simply background noise in a busy and message-bombarded world?

Watch and reflect on this video.

In the end, if you’ve got something important to say, it’s important to say it in a way people can hear it.
Thanks to John at Tentblogger for introducing me to the video.