Hi, Stranger

Today's act of kindness actually started yesterday. During our afternoon walk, we met a man who was removing a bee hive at our neighbor's house. I noticed his outfit as we passed by (since it was smoking hot outside and he was in a jumpsuit) and then I read the sign on his truck aloud, "Bee removal." I guess he heard me because he started talking back. So LJ and I stopped and chatted with the man. He told us about the job he was doing and showed us his beekeeper suit and the bee stings on his hands. I thought about him a lot yesterday afternoon. He was a really nice guy. We almost walked right by and missed the opportunity to meet him.

So, today my mission was to be a little friendlier to strangers. I guess this was an act of kindness for myself since I truly enjoyed chatting with all of the nice people out in the world today.

To the woman behind me in line at the post office: your niece is going to LOVE her birthday present!

To the sweet old man who convinced me to buy LJ that toy chest: I hope your wife didn't keep you waiting too long, and you were right... I fixed the broken hinge.

I had some really nice conversations today. I don't think that they would have happened if I had not been intentionally looking for them. At the beginning of this project, I was under the impression that strangers didn't want to be talked to and preferred to be left alone. But, now I'm not so sure. I guess it depends on the stranger. Anyway, as I said before, I was the lucky one today.

Kind Regards,

Your Neighbor