A Kindness "Chain Reaction" in a Traffic Jam
My 17 year old granddaughter is an accomplished flutist. She recently gave a farewell recital to her friends and family at her high school in Chicago, which was followed by a homemade buffet supper. After the recital, she had a 3 hour drive home with her mother and sister. They decided to load up the car with the left-over food from the recital, which included barbequed sandwiches and cream puffs. They packed the food on plates which they placed in zip-lock bags. On the drive back, they stopped to give the zip-lock bags to homeless people along the way. At one junction, there was a traffic jam even though the lights were green. My granddaughter decided to run through the cars to take a plate to a person on the side walk. As she ran back, some of the other cars started to honk their horns. The lights had already turned red, so my daughter ... Read Full Story >>
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- Mar 31, 2010
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What's Making You Smile Today?
I heard this question several months ago and decided to make it my own. The question is,
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- Oct 15, 2009
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Inspired by the "Idea of the Week"
I just finished reading the "Idea of the Week" story and I had to smile to myself. I have no idea who or when or where he/she wrote the story, but it definitely stuck with me.
A few weeks ago I was so impressed with a young man who took my order at a drive through window at a fast food place, that when I got home I immediately called the restuarant & talked to the manager. I didn't know the young man's name so I could only describe him. I had hoped that he would be recognized for his very gracious manner.
Of course I have no way of knowing if I'm on the "same page" as that writier but I do hope that my phone call had the same effect for "my young man" as that writer experienced.
The moral of the story is don't hesitate to spread compliments around where they are due. Hand them out like Smile cards!
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- Dec 5, 2009
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