For those who like to listen to coincidences…
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/489/no-coincidence-no-story
Christmas Kindness
01 Dec 2013 Leave a comment
Yesterday I attended a Xmas market in bury st edmunds. Holiday markets here in Europe are massive, and therefore so is the traffic and parking situations. Despite this, I chose to enter a “full ” parking lot. Perhaps I could squeeze my fiat somewhere. I caught glimpse if an older man, his wife, and their two dogs heading to their car. “Are you leaving ?” I asked. He nodded, I was already sublimely happy finding a spot so soon and close to the pedestrian walkway. The elder man then headed to my car. I looked around if he was going to find a trash bin. He came to my window and offered me his parking pass, pre-paid for the entire day. I said thank you, but he left before I could run after him to give him a gratitude card. I was in shock by his kindness to a stranger, and made extra effort to be present to strangers that served me yesterday. It doesn’t take much to impact another’s world.
Contagious
04 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
I find that despite the fact that days are inevitable parts of life, try to move past that for someone. Even if I have an off day, I choose to continue to hand out a gratitude card. With repetition of giving kindness without expectations to strangers, you can’t help but have a shift in mood.
Gravitate towards beauty and kindness
13 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
I often wonder when I write these posts who reads them. It has been almost one year since I created this website, and I have given at least 500-1000 of these cards away. Only two people have rejected them, oddly staff at costco (both in la and the uk). I am not sure who reads this website, but I Do believe in the law of attraction. Like attracts like. If we choose to express beauty and gratitude to the world, it does come back. Although this is not the reason I do this, it doesn’t hurt. I do this because I truly am grateful and touched how we serve each other and have the potential to impact each other’s day, even if our interaction was only in a moment. Our interactions have the potential to be positive, negative, or neutral. Why not choose positivity ? It’s virtually free and costs nothing, but the value is more than a monetary tip. And to know that this one card may not only impact the person who receives it but the person they next interact with is priceless.
