Kindness

No picture for this thought. Today was a day filled with the kindness of others, even strangers. First, at yoga class, this lady who had made some suggestions of where I could find a lighter jacket for the warmer weather, offered me a fleece that she wasn't using. She told me to follow her home and gave me this beautiful red pull over which will be perfect for running around town when it's 4 degrees or warmer. I met her husband, they invited me to lunch, and since I had some errands to run, I declined, but I felt quite moved.

I drove home to figure out what groceries I had to buy, and thought I'd quickly heat up the soup we had last night. I sat down on the love seat to eat it, and half of it spilled in my lap. I threw the bowl across the room and ran into the tub and sat in freezing cold water for 15 minutes. At that point I realized that I had thrown a whole bowl of soup across my rented living/bed room carpet and I was in too much pain to do anything about it. I called George, our friendly host, broke into tears, and told him I'd made a mess. He sent ice packs and a lovely housekeeper named Sharon who is from Scotland, and she comforted me, made me lie down and cleaned up my mess. She was so sweet and, the word of the day, kind to me. Then Rachel, the other host here, came by with gauze and cream and stories about when she was embarrassed by an injury. I do have some blistering, but after all of the ibuprofen, tylenol, and poly sporin, it doesn't hurt as much.

I'm very blessed to have such kind people around me.