make a difference

A new year but just another day that has a different number assigned to it.  The difference is what we make of it.  Someone told that to me once and it seems to pop back up in my head every New Year.  This little thought should occur each morning.  What difference will I make in the day or in one person's life that day.  Sometimes it really doesn't take much; just a smile to an unsuspecting person, holding a door open, or saying 'thank you'.  Why do we find ourselves so busy that we forget to take time to do the little things, but do appreciate when someone offers them to us?  Even nature has its way of making a difference in our day like the colors of a sunrise or the song of a bird; those little things that catch our attention, cause us to stop and smile inside.