Spreading Positive Energy Whether you’re feeling positive or not, making an effort to engage others in a positive manner, if only for a brief encounter, will do wonders to boost your mood, and most likely, theirs. Practice this experiment for one day: Try interacting with everyone you meet with a positive greeting, statement, or even just a smile. Whether it’s a grocery store cashier or someone you pass on the street, try offering up something positive:

eye contact, a smile, a greeting (hello, how are you today?), a compliment (I really like your shirt), or just an observation (great weather today, isn’t it?). Describe what you did and how people responded to you. How did it make them feel? Did it boost your positive attitude?