Day 40 - ask to place "the scale is only a number" sign at the YMCA: I know what you are thinking, I have done this before; however, this was my first day of lifeguard certification training and my final local YMCA, the furthest from my house. So I took my sign courageously up to the front desk and first asked where to check in for lifeguard certification training, then asked if I could place the sign. I was promptly told that this was against company policy, and although I explained that he was the only YMCA that had said no, he repeated that it was against company policy. Lesson #40: Applaud people when they give you what you want and when they don't: I told him that he was doing a good job at upholding company policy and that rejections are good; after all, this is rejection therapy. Day 41 - ask to place inspirational notes at the Dollar Tree: I have noticed, and am wondering if anyone else has, that the Dollar Tree now carries books...and yes, they are only a dollar! I found my favorite author in hardcover, and generally his books would retail for $13 or more in paperback. So, when I went to the Dillon's floral department and found it closed, with the idea to ask to hand out to customers the flowers that were going to expire that day, I went to the opposite side of the intersection and figured I would try my luck at the Dollar Tree. Lesson #41: God is good and generous. I was exhausted from having completed the physical fitness portion of the lifeguard certification test the day before, and really just wanted to go home and sleep after spending over twelve hours on the online certification portion. This time I was thankful for a rejection, and went home knowing that everything happens for a reason. Day 42 - perform a random act of coffee kindness: I had a limited amount of time and a calling to do something nice for someone else, so I pulled through the coffee line at a Starbuck's and asked to pay for the coffee for the person behind me. As it turned out, that person had a mobile order, so the cashier ended up asking me if I would like to pay for the person being them, which of course I did want to do so. Lesson #42: I think the cashier was a little confused because she thought that I knew the person behind me at first, and then realized that this was more than that. She hesitantly asked me if I was willing to pay an amount that was larger than normal, and I responded with a "yes" and a smile. I suppose that the lesson here is "do the best you can with what you have."
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