You Look Spectacular!
This past Monday I was flying from Atlanta to Cleveland on business. As I got to the TSA agent at airport security, I noticed that the TSA agent seemed especially engaging in conversations with each traveller. He called them by name after he read their drivers license and made some kind of quick comment.
When he looked at my drivers license, his eyes got big, he looked up at me and said, “Wow, how many pounds have you lost Mr. Mercer?!” Some of you may know that a few years ago I had a big life transformation and lost 60 pounds. My kids now say that my old Hip-Hop Rapper’s name should have been “Puffy Daddy”!
This has happened a few times at the airport and so I chuckled and smiled and told him it was 60 pounds, and thanked him for his kind comment.
And then he said one more thing, the point of my blog. He looked back up at me and said, “Well, you look spectacular!”
At that, I burst out laughing, a huge smile on my face and I told him “I will take that any day I can get it!”
So, a few thoughts after this encounter. First, it seems TSA must be investing in some customer service training!
Secondly, this guy was comfortable with his manhood to tell another guy, “You look spectacular!”
But thirdly, what an incredibly powerful thing to do and say. I floated through the xray machine, floated to my gate, and even when I had a 2.5 hour delay on my flight to Cleveland, it didn’t bother me. I was infused the rest of the day with good karma, good vibes, a huge ego boost, all thanks to three words from the TSA agent.
Don’t ever think that a kind smile, gesture or compliment is too small. Just three little words made my day on Monday. We all need to remember this every day, find someone and boost them up once a day. Three small positive words CAN make all the difference to someone.
Now get out there, and act like that TSA agent!