I've been reading blogs a lot lately, and even getting into the whole commenting thing, so I figure I might as well make one of these too.
So I've rediscovered the value of small random acts of kindness. I'm not talking about big things that have big impacts; I'm talking about little stuff. Today, a woman, who I presume was a teacher or an office worker, was walking around our classroom during work time. She was in search of two quarters, because she was thirsty and vending machines don't take half dollars. Most of the students were pretty much ignoring her, but when she got to me, I got out my coin purse (yes, I have a coin purse, shut up, it's a convenient way to store change) and checked. I did not have two quarters. What I did have was a few pennies and a few dimes and a nickel. I gave her two of my dimes and a nickel, telling her, "There, now you only have to find one quarter." She looked at me as though I had just given her a bar of platinum, said "Thank you, bless you," and walked away in search of the final quarter. It only cost me a quarter to brighten her day. Damn good deal, if you ask me.
I also helped some people from the Honors Program at my school bring a bunch of stuff in quickly from the rain. Even though I really hate rain. And despite that, it felt really good.
I think I need to do this more. I'm plenty nice to people I know, but I need to be more actively nice towards strangers. I used to do it more, and I liked it. Time to get on that.
And now, for the daily checklist I have devised for myself, which I will elaborate on tomorrow:
Thing I like about the past 24 hours: Free vegetables. Tasty.
Thing I don't like about the past 24 hours: Watching other people cuddle. Grumble.
Song addiction of the day: "Looking for Alaska," both Liane's original and Hank's cover.
Number of caffeinated beverages: 0.
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