smile at everyone who meets my eye

This is harder than I thought. Did the smile thing (and even a few hellos or hi’s) while walking in the park and was surprised at the number of people who averted their eyes. Did they think I figured out their dirty secret? Are they uber-shy? Do they think that I am some sort of friendly serial killer? Or is this a paranoid New Jersey thing? Hmmmmm. Let’s see how my subjects respond tomorrow.

So many things are being tied to my “walk every day” goal that it seems that may be a goal to suggest to everyone. (I am listening to books on tape, improving my posture….) So starting with tomorrow’s walk, I will make sure I smile at everyone I meet – and maybe walk in the opposite direction that I usually walk so that I come face to face with more people; or is it smile to smile with more people?