I smiled, standing there in the frozen food case, with a cloud of cold fogging the glass freezer doors and a flush of warmth rising up in my heart. Someone had oh-so-carefully taped a little message to the lid of a carton of coconut sorbet that I was getting ready to put into my grocery cart.
I had heard the saying before, and now I liked it all over again. It seemed serendipitous that I had picked it, like a bright
flower in a cold winter. It’s not that I was depressed or even upset in any
way, but I love, love, love little messages from strangers. They remind me that
there is kindness in the world that exists for the sake of kindness alone. They
remind me that even small things can spread in a big way. They remind me we are
all connected somehow.
But why the sorbet? Did this person think that anyone desperate enough
to buy it must be depressed? And why the coconut?
I’ll never know. What I do know is that someone out there is
sending inspirational messages to others. And that is always a treat.
Luminous beings are
we…not this crude matter. ~Yoda
Well Tammy, If someone would want to send a message to Beth or me, they wouldn't pick coconut anything. I have NEVER heard of anyone getting a message from someone at the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteIf this has happened to you before (messages sent to you at various types of places in various ways) I think you have a s tory to write...
Yes, there IS something good in every day.
It has happened to me before. Is that weird?
ReplyDeleteTammy the universe conspires with you. This is wonderful. Yummmm coconut!
ReplyDeleteI wish it would conspire to tape money on, too. Oh, bad Tammy! Bad! But you made me realize I should've included a photo of it. Thanks, Linda!
DeleteThat is really cool (pardon the frozen-food pun). The only message I ever get from a stranger is a sales call on my answering machine.
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Thanks for the laugh, Pat. I get lots of those, too!
DeleteWay cool. It was not only nice that someone left the note, but that it was read by someone who appreciated their effort. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa! Happy Easter to you, too!
DeleteAnother beautiful post, and I love that someone left this note randomly for the next person to find. It's these little things, these solitary kindnesses, that truly touch our hearts. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteExactly. Thanks for visiting, Theresa!
DeleteSee, there's the difference. You delight in the uplifting message, while I would most likely say, "Can you believe someone had the audacity to leave a note on my sorbet?" I wonder if that's the reason you are an uplifting-message magnet, while I am a weirdo magnet...
ReplyDeleteLet's just say the universe has thrown me more than a few weirdos, creepers, and sociopaths. There's a reason I get so excited when the message is a nice one. :{
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! Wouldn't you love to know the story behind it? Here's an idea... you've just the creative mind to make one up - a short story that begins with finding a message on a container of ice cream. You just can't make this stuff up ; )
ReplyDeleteHmm. It would make a great prompt, wouldn't it?! Thanks for stopping by, Beth!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I absolutely LOVE it.
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