Our Barista Took A Dip In The Fountain Of Life

So Jennifer and I were grabbing coffee in Nashville this weekend (well, technically I was grabbing coffee and she was grabbing tea), and when we handed over the cash to the double nose-ringed, funky-haired barista, Jennifer looked at her and said, “You look like Rachel McAdams with edge.”

The girl was elated.

She looked at Jennifer and said, “That might be the best compliment anybody’s ever given me!” She then went around telling all of her coworkers about it.

As we walked away, I said something to Jen about how nice it was that she said that. She told me she’d made a resolution: When interacting with someone, she’d make a point of saying any good things that popped into her head.

Score one for that resolution.

It’s much easier to think nice things and keep your mouth shut. It’s much better to share those thoughts with the people that inspired them.

I don’t think it’s the whole picture, but I think this kind of thing is a part of the truth of Proverbs 10:11—“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.”

Hey, righteous people—let’s get some folks wet.