I was having breakfast with a friend at a hotel once, and a woman from another table started walking toward us, smiling. Later in the day, my friend confessed that she had been thinking, "Now what in the world is SHE coming over HERE for?" in a suspicious and vaguely annoyed way.

I, on the other hand, was thinking, "Oh, I wonder why she's coming over here?" in an anticipatory way. Did she recognize one of us from "back in the day"? Was she just friendly and going to introduce herself?

My friend admits that she is not a "people person". I think I am!

Now I'm not totally naive; I am wary of strangers bearing gifts, and I don't pick up hitchhikers, etc. But like my Mom, I can make a new friend in line at the grocery store. I am curious about everybody, and always suspect that I have something in common with just about anyone I meet.

Do you consider yourself a people person?