I was traveling in Germany some years ago.
I traveled in a Volk Wagon Camper.
When I pulled up at the camping resort, the gate was closed and a big sign hung on the fence. It read, “closed for the night.”
I was half an hour too late. So, I was totally shut out of the resort.
I sat pensively in my vehicle and I wondered.
“Where am I going to sleep tonight? It is already 11 o’clock and everything is closed.
Is it safe to stay outside the camp? Will someone attack me?”
I was pondering these dark frightening thoughts that matched my depressed mood, when my pity party was disturbed by a vicious sound of a dog barking at me.
As I raised my eyes, this tall, official looking German guard darted fearlessly towards me with his bellicose dog. I looked up bracing myself for the harsh expulsion when the man looked at me with the kindest eyes I have ever seen and said, “ Come on in I have a place for you.”
I have often thought about that man and those words ,“come on in I have a place for you.” These were like honey to my ears, an unwarranted and greatly welcomed statement that I have since tried to use with others as often as possible.
Maybe this week you should open your heart or your office or your home to someone and say, ‘Come on in. I have a place for you or come on in, I have time for you’
If you live with this attitude foremost in your mind, imagine the number of people who will be blessed by your words.
This is a big part of being a successful person.