(my new favorite leggings from JCPenney)
Remember how I wrote about my hard day the other week? Later that evening I got an email saying that a blog reader friend had sent me a Starbucks gift card. Just because.
I can't get over how happy that made me. How a little gesture made a huge difference in my hard day. And still feel happy about it.
I don't think I've ever written about it before, but the first year Chris and I were married I experienced a random act of kindness that I'll never forget. I was grocery shopping before we were leaving for a weekend of camping. I had my whole cart full in the checkout lane and after I was rung up realized I didn't have my wallet. Long story short the woman behind me insisted on paying for all my things. I even tried to remove the anti-cellulite lotion that I debated buying because it was $8, but she insisted that I buy everything I had. It was over $70. I tried to get her address to send her a check and all she said was just make sure to do something nice for someone else. All I could do was say thank you and give her a hug.
Eight years later and I remember every detail of that act. I want to live life seeking out those opportunities. I want to do a better job making people's days better.
So thank you Carrie for reminding me what sweet, thoughtful and kind people are out there. And that your kindness rubs off to others. I want my kindness to be contagious. I want to randomly bring a friend flowers or bake them cookies. Or send a letter or a $5 Starbucks card so they can enjoy a cup of coffee on me.
Have you ever experienced a random act of kindness that you'll never forget?
