 A few days ago, I gifted two of my Gratitude books to a gentleman who came by the Ballroom. Before walking out, he insisted on putting $20 in my hand.
Today at the Farmer's Market, I spot luscious bouquets of sweet peas and bury my face into one of them, closing my eyes to take them in a bit more deeply. As I emerge, I see a woman sitting in a wheelchair looking at me. I decide to buy a bouquet, and before paying for it, I bring it to the woman to take her own olfactory trip. She lights up. "It smells like home," she says with smiling eyes. I tell her to stay right where she is, that I am going to pay for my bouquet and buy one for her too. At the checkout table, I reach for the $20 bill that was given to me a few days ago - what a perfect use for it - and find that it is gone! I had just seen it a few minutes before, and now it is gone. No sweet peas for us today. I walk back to the wheelchair and tell her what happened and that we cannot have flowers today, but before she can answer, my partner is handing me two bouquets that he just bought, having heard our interaction. I give the woman her bouquet and then decide to retrace my steps through the market, thinking that maybe I will find my money. My partner stays at the booth, as he is now ready to buy raspberries, but guess what? He is now short one dollar! Right behind him, a gentleman reaches into his pocket and gives him a dollar so that he may pay for the raspberries. I never found my $20 bill, and I trust that it made someone really happy, this morning. It sure started a heck of sweet ripple effect... From Gratitude book, to sweet peas, to raspberries to... we may never know. Today I invite you to GIVE. Not because you have to, not because anyone is watching, but just because it feels so darn good and because you will never know how far the ripples will go. DELICIOUS. Comments are closed.
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