22/06/2025
There are enough kind people in this word.
Unfortunately, we are a little lazy about it sometimes.
Too many kind people trudge through their day thinking a smile or an “excuse me” as you pass someone in the grocery store is enough to “be kind”.
I get it, we’re tired.
Fatigued by… everything.
Now though, more than ever, we need to fuel each other with positivity. It doesn’t take much to leave a lasting positive mark on someone’s soul.
I was in the grocery store going through the mundane motions of checking out. The young cashier stops scanning my stuff, looks at me long enough for me to look up at her, and then says “you are REALLY pretty”.
That’s it.
I think I stammered “thank you” or something like that (while thinking she’d lost her mind because I knew I looked like roadkill after a particularly hard day). We finished the transaction.
The thing is… this exchange happened four months ago, and I still think about it from time to time.
Another time, a young couple came up to me in town and said they remembered me from years ago and thanked me for helping them.
I had no memory of who they were, so I asked. Once they told me the story, I remembered:
They brought their hurt dog to the shelter where I worked at the time. It had just been attacked, and they had no money for a vet and were panicked.
What I did for them wasn’t anything special. It was honestly not a big deal. I just did what I could in the moment for them… I helped them clip and clean the wound and sent them on their way.
That non-event for me was an act of kindness for them… one that they still remembered TEN YEARS LATER.
That’s the ripple effect, people.
It’s powerful.
It lasts long after you remember doing it.
So, I challenge you today.
Do it!
Say something random and kind to a stranger.
Challenge a friend to do the same.
“I like your hair.”
“Cool tattoo.”
“Your smile is great.”
Anything.
Watch peoples’ reactions when you say something positive to them.
The power is yours to create joy… and Lord knows we all could use more joy these days.
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