This morning however, I have to talk about random acts of kindness. This morning the car in front of me paid for my order at Starbucks. I was pleasantly surprised and drove away feeling as if my entire morning had been transformed. This instance alone would be enough to tell you about, but this is not the first time this has happened. Last week, at the very same Starbucks, someone else also paid for my coffee! As I was telling N about it, she mentioned that it happens to her often at the Starbucks near her office. Listening to her, I remembered reading something about a line where each person paid for the car behind them that lasted for something like 1000 cars, also at a Starbucks.
It got me thinking about positive energy and how like attracts like. I don't know what it is about Starbucks, but something that they are doing to make the world a kinder, more generous place, is rubbing off on their patrons. What if we all started doing things to make the world a better place? I'm not saying that you need to adopt an orphanage in Africa, unless that's you're thing, in which case go for it. I'm saying that here, in our cities we could make such a difference if we all committed to going out of our way to be kind on a more regular basis. It can be money, unexpected forgiveness, holding a door open for someone that's just a little farther behind us than we normally would wait for, whatever moves you. At least once a week, commit to doing something to make one person's day better.
If you do, and you write about your experience, please let me know or link back - I would love to hear about it!
Wishing you happiness and peace on this lovely Wednesday,
Stephanie
P.S. - I started p90x yesterday and I think I might die. Please carry on your kindness without me if I do.
