Day 34: offer free advice and free hugs: I thought I would give this one more try, so I went in with the idea of placing the first sign for half an hour, then placing the second sign for half an hour, and seeing if the results were any different. Lesson # 34 - I ended up chatting with the girl who works at the cafe the entire time, and she thanked me for offering her therapy and I thanked her for receiving it in return, so all was not lost! Day 35: give a "thank you for being you" note with a payment for the person behind me: I was thinking of how I could mix things up today, and I thought it might be nice to include a thank you note for the person behind me as I paid for their coffee. I drove through the drive through with a smile on my face and in my heart as I passed my note to the person ringing me up, and we waited together for the next person to arrive. When it was time to pay for their order, the employee also gave me a cake pop as a symbol of their appreciation for my doing something nice for someone else! Lesson #35 - This is the first time that I have received anything free for doing a random act of kindness, and it felt nice to know that I was appreciated for doing something nice for others. Day 36: place inspirational notes in books at local used bookstore: I went to Bookaholic today to ask permission to place inspirational notes in their books, and both cashiers immediately said "yes" and thanked me for doing so. I was directed to the self help section by the first cashier who answered, and I emptied the bag I had with me of all of my notes. Lesson #36 - When you are placing notes that say, "you are beautiful," "I let go of limiting beliefs," and "anything is possible," in countless books, a pleasant side effect is that you start to believe it yourself!
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AuthorValerie Ellis, who is in alignment with the Black Lives Matter Movement and everyone whose life is impacted, now or before, by times of social injustice. Archives
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