Today I gave a big chunk of kindness. I have a dear friend in San Fran…Oakland actually…who invited me to stay at his place in April. Free lodging in San Fran…as if I would say no…
I happen to have 60,000 frequent flyer miles..so this starts to look like a free vacation for me! I was feeling very happy about my trip and then I realized I should pay it forward. If my friend is willing to host me for a three-day weekend at his home in California then I should be willing to share my air miles. I have a lovely friend who is and has gone through some tough times. She is an outstanding woman who has supported me through thick and thin (let me tell you I have been pretty thick but just lost 40lbs so I am on the thin side now).
Who better to invite along with me to my trip than my loving and supportive friend...so I told her I would get her ticket and she should come with me…guess what…headed to San Fran to see a BFF from High School with a BFF from college in April!
Hey Kris I hope it is okay that I am bringing along an additional guest...Oh Crap...didn't think that one through with this act of kindness...
What I learned is that I don’t need to be greedy… but to give freely, willingly and with love.
On a side note:
I am also making an effort to talk with people and really listen (mentioned that earlier). Today I learned that the young woman who took my order and gave me my beloved latte use to live in Pennsylvania...same as me...I also learned in the 3 minute exchanged that she isn’t looking forward to Christmas because it is too commercialized. Her mom’s family who is large and celebrate are back east and so Christmas is not the same…
She said it would be "me and my pops this year". She told me misses her mom and her mom's cooking. Something about this exchange made me both happy and sad…not sure why..
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