Did you notice the hot one?

Instead we live by the informal notion, which we call the Popcorn Theory.  It goes like this: "You can't help everyone.  But you can try to help the hot ones who pop right up in front of your face."  The Popcorn Theory is about noticing others.  It starts with recognizing a fellow soul by the roadside as kindred, even if he doesn't seem to belong in your gated community....It's about acknowledging that person's potential and value.  It's about seeing him [or her] instead of looking past him. Like popcorn, you don't know which kernel is gonna pop---But the hot ones just show up.  It's not hard to spot them.

In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving  Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins 

It is true you know---every day--each one of us comes

across Popcorn moments.  Sometimes

if we are aware, we recognize them and

in some fashion either small or large,

we are changed by the encounter with

untapped potential.  I know myself---I've missed some pretty hot popcorn moments before by being all caught up in my thinking head, by being aggravated by something someone else said or did, by not staying grounded and centered.

My real goal is to recognize them,

to see the swell of the hot kernel,

wait for just the right moment to do the shake (surely some of you are old enough to remember what it was like to pop the kernels on the stove) and then wait

as the shell breaks open,

the fluffy interior begins to unfold

and

suddenly

right before my eyes---

energy

God energy

explodes

as the heat of encounter

generates

just enough potential

for

IT

to happen.

IT being

that thing

that moment

that second

when

we look

deep inside someone else

and

just for a moment

a brief unfolding of our self actualizes

then

we get it

and

as they pop

crack open

fluff out

guess

what

so do we.

As we begin our day,

our weekend---yes it is Friday--whoo hoo

this moment

may we all commit

to watch for them

notice them

encounter them

and

savor the wonder

and

then

just stand back

and

watch

the delectable flash of the

POP!!!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Hugs and Blessings

The Radical Rambler