It's funny how a couple of little things can just brighten your day. Today I was going to work and not looking forward to a specific situation. I stopped at the coffee shop I normally go to and the pretty Filipina at the take out window gives me a big smile and a wave as I pull up and she says excitedly, " I've been waiting for you! Guess what? I'm going camping this weekend!"We sometimes chat at the window and today there were no cars behind me. Her last holiday plan got cancelled at the last minute. So anyway we chatted about where she was going etc. and then she clapped her hands together and said "I'm so excited!" I drove away with a smile on my face. Just the fact that she was so excited about sharing that with me felt really nice. Then I got to work and walked into the staff room for a meeting and one of our volunteers was there and her face lit up with the biggest smile when she saw me and she called out "Namaste, Whatis"(She's Indian and we talk about Yoga sometimes). Sometimes these little encounters mean so much to your day and the people who do it for you don't even know it...and I handled the situation I wasn't looking forward to like an ace.
