Make somebody’s day and pay it forward

Most of the time people are ready to fight more than anything. It seems it is always easier to complain or to be indifferent. All of us have been quick to point out that something is wrong, and we forget to acknowledge the things someone has done correctly.

But who knows what anybody may be going through? Everybody has problems they are facing on a daily basis, and instead of making them feel worse, we are given a chance to build them up.

The Pita Pit on Fourth Avenue took the opportunity to give back to the people of Marshall University and the Huntington community Friday. The staff decided to acknowledge the good things their customers have done for them by having a customer appreciation day on their three-year anniversary. They made their most popular pita, the chicken breast pita, half price all day.

Nathan Myers, the owner and operator of The Pita Pit in Huntington, didn't have to have this celebration at all. He didn't have to recognize his customers  who helped out through the past few years, the last of which has been in a great recession. But he did it anyway.

And like with anything when you do a good deed, what goes around comes around. By making an effort to make a deeper connection with his customers, those people have turned right around and wanted to give him more business.

We should take this example given by The Pita Pit and Nathan Myers to learn to say thank you and give something back more regularly to the people around us.

Think of just one person in your life right now who has helped you through a difficult time; take a few minutes to call them and thank them or write them a note. Haven't talked to an old friend in awhile? Why don't you call them up or meet them for lunch and see how they're doing or the same with your parents if you aren't living with them. You're in college. They will have had to help with that in some way, whether just for making you the person you are today or helping you pay tuition or rent, just thank them.

Open the door for someone, drive a couple friends to Wal-Mart if they don't have a car and need something. Just listen to someone, sometimes that's all someone needs, is a little attention. Most of the time, it takes little effort on our part to make someone's day.

And you'll be surprised at the way you feel in the end. It'll definitely be a day changer.