Today I was on my laptop at a
coffee shop. I ordered my usual drink, sat down, took out my laptop and began
to get work done. After waiting for twenty minutes, I politely asked the very
busy barista, “Excuse me, I see that you are busy, but I was wondering when my
drink will be finished. I ordered it around twenty minutes ago.”
Turning around, she asked her
coworker where my drink was and they found it by the drive through window. She
apologized and quickly handed it to me. I, of course, thanked her for taking
the time to find it despite being so busy. An hour later, she approached me (I
was still in the same spot, working) and set a fresh drink in front of me. Once
again, she apologized for what happened earlier and thanked me for my patience,
explaining the obvious of being “packed out.”
Her kind gesture made my day. In fact, it made
my day so much that I am now writing a blog about it! Here is the thing:
kindness goes a long way. One thing she didn’t realize was how much I needed
that small gesture of kindness. I have had a beautiful but difficult few days. I
believe every day is a good day and a gift, but some are a bit more of a
challenge to get through without wanting to just eat a ton of cookie dough than
others. This one gesture made everything that happened seem to be okay, and
saved me a fortune on cookie dough.
I want
to take the time to encourage all of you to find the opportunity in your busy
lives to do a kind deed for a random stranger. You never know how much of an
impact you can make in someone else’s day. Let me remind you of this: an impact
on a single day may not seem like much, but today is all we have.
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