Amazing

To your parents, you are amazing.

To your children, you are amazing.

To your significant other, you are amazing.

To your closest friends and some of your teachers, you are amazing (yes, even if they occasionally think you're an idiot).

To someone in whose life you've made a difference -- and continue to make a difference -- you are amazing.

In short: when you share a real connection with someone, you are amazing. And sometimes for no other reason than "just because".

Compare this to your workplace, neighborhood, the Internet, or any other space where it's all too easy to be just another face in the crowd or remain anonymous. Chances are, to your co-workers (if you work in a big organization), your neighbors (if you live in a large community) or on the Web (unless you've managed to go viral), you aren't amazing. Chances are, you're just another empty seat to fill, just another face in the crowd, just another username and password. But not amazing.

So why don't you try to be? And for no better reason than "just because"?

It's much easier to be amazing to a small group, and there's no smaller group than the next person. It doesn't take superhuman effort either. Smile more. Try to be helpful. Share. Or maybe just some random act of kindness such as [insert here].

Try. That itself would be amazing.