Deposits

Lately, I have been really down in the dumps.There is one of those little posters that people share on their profile that have really been speaking to me --- and not so much in a good way.  It goes something like this. "When people continue to make withdrawls from their account, maybe it is time to close the account."  Boy, have I got some accounts I would like to close.  Not nice, I know, from someone who is a Christian but dad gum it, it gets kind of hard sometimes.

   But then yesterday, I had a very nice deposit made- one of the moms brought me by some chocolate chip cookies-- piping hot chocolate chip cookies.  Not only were there chocolate chips, there were white chocolate chips and maybe some nuts.  Now I say maybe because I ate them so quickly, I can't quite remember, but they were to say the least, the best cookies in the world! Yesterday morning had the potential to really become a disaster.  Though the sun shone beautifully and the birds tweeted around, it had the potential for disaster.   Then along came this mom with an antedote for disaster.  A simple gesture of kindness.  She had made a deposit. 

Now this has gotten me to thinking.   What deposits am I making?   Every day has its potential.  It has the potential to be a grand glorious day or it has the potential to be a day filled with mess ups and anger.  We can choose by our words and our actions what they day will bring.  No matter what the situation we can make it what we need it to be.  Depositing in other people's lives will help turn your day around.  I once had an administrator tell me "even our worst is the best some of these kids get."  That is really scary!  Sometimes my worst is no where near what someone needs to be their best. 
I think deposits are hard for us to make because 1) we don't have the time. 2) it's not a habit.

Time doesn't have to be a problem because not all deposits have to be piping hot cookies.  Time can be a smile, a kind word, a compliment, or a pat on the back.  Done often enough,this will take of excuse number 2-it will become habit. 

So as the day goes today, think-am I making withdrawls or deposits?  Make deposits.  It makes people feel better.  As for those people making withdrawls, well it's hard but make some deposits in their lives as well.  You can come out with the bigger account.  After all depositing walks away with the bigger heart.