everhope -> RE: -=LQQK what everhope did=- (8/1/2008 11:18:36 AM)
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ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss You know, everhope, I'm betting you had great joy putting that together. I'd love to hear your take on it. No, it's not tooting your own horn, it's... sharing the joy of giving. Thank you for reminding us how much fun it is to send and receive gifts. peace and passion, sunshine sunshine, whenever you give of yourself to another even in the most simpliest of ways it is joyful. somehow, i know you understand this well. (even if you hve been cranky lately). i remember many years ago, shopping and this little elderly woman was standing in front of the juices. she asked me in the sweetest of voices "honey, can you reach the prune juice for me" as she pointed to the top shelf. i am 5'2" not the best at getting things off of top shelves without a step stool, but i cleared things off the bottom shelf and was able to reach that much sought after bottle of prune juice for her. placing that bottle of prune juice in her basket made my heart swell with joy. as she turned and made her slow pace down the aisle, i went in the opposite direction to find the store manager. i found him and explained that having the prune juice was one not good for sales and two an unkind thing to do to our elders, since they are the major purchasers of prune juice. i asked ever so kindly if he could please find a place on his shelves that would make it easier for the elderly reach. i tossed in lil joke about them maybe being a lil less cranky, when they visted his store, if they had the ways and means to relieve their constipation. he laughed and said he would do his best to make the elders amongst us lives a bit easier. 4 days later, when i happened back into the store there was the prune juice in a reachable place for all the cute lil old ladies. random acts of kindess make life worth living! anyone else have a random act of kindness story either doing or recieving?
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