In The Middle of the Floor.  

My dog, Lovie likes to be near me.  She's on the floor beneath my feet right now.  This morning I was doing some cooking in the kitchen, turned from the sink to go to the fridge and nearly tripped over her.  She was laying right in the middle of the kitchen floor.

"That's one way to get noticed," I thought.

How many times have you wanted to lay on the kitchen floor.  There have been times when I have felt practically invisible in life.  When I've wondered if anyone sees me or even knows I exist.  In reality, I've wanted to be heard or have my thoughts validated.  But the idea of having someone trip over me and then say "Oh, you see me now?" is tempting!

Who do you see laying on the floor?

People aren't like dogs.  They won't plop down next to you and sprawl out and they (likely) won't put their head on your lap, looking for attention.  They will do things like post cryptic facebook messages, or get unusually quiet in the middle of a meeting.

In those moments, seize the opportunity.

Be the person who reaches out.  Send a message that says "I'm thinking about you," or ask "Is everything ok?"  Any dog lover would stop, stoop down and scratch the dog behind the ears.  Let's make sure we're loving people just as much.

Terese Main is a morning co-host at Family Life, a network of nearly 70 Christian radio stations across New York and Pennsylvania (www.fln.org).  She also provides imaging voicework for stations in Florida, California, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin (www.themainvoice.com).