People really are nice. Yesterday I had two examples of people's niceness that made me feel good inside.
First, I entered my classroom at 8:30am greeted by a reusable cloth bag filled with a cup of tea and two apple pies from McDonald's. One of my students wanted to do something special for me. It was so sweet, especially since she remembered I drink tea and not coffee. One part of me felt this overwhelming feeling of graciousness to Marina for thinking about me on this cold morning and another part of me went into a complete panic - I couldn't eat anything she brought. Not only have we boycotted McDonald's for years but this did not fit into my diet at all and I have done so well sticking to only the foods on my list. I knew I couldn't eat it but needed to make it look as if I was. I gave Marina a big hug and let her know that I appreciated her thinking of me. The good feeling I felt yesterday that someone took the time to think of me stayed with me all day yesterday and is still with me today.
Second, last night at work our students had to fill out evaluations of their teachers so I switched classrooms with another teacher to do the evaluations. On my way out a young gal asked me if I color my hair. At first I thought, "Okay, here comes the comment about the gray highlights." But as we talked more I could tell she genuinely liked the color of my hair. Wow! I left her classroom and headed to break. While in the restroom I looked at myself and thought, "Your hair does look pretty good." As many of you know I stopped coloring my hair a while back and have been very pleased with the results!
May that warm feeling linger long!
ReplyDeleteKindness is something that we often take for granted in our busy lives,but these examples remind us that people are truly genuine.
ReplyDeleteHow amazing of your student to think of you like that. I had a reverse blessing yesterday. Locked my keys in the house and had to ask our 90+ year old neighbor to give me a ride to get the spares. I apologized for bothering him and he said, you aren't bothering me at all, for once, I get to help someone instead of everyone helping me.
ReplyDeleteI must lock my keys in the house more often!
I really believe that what you put out there comes back to you. Cathy, you are one of the kindest, thoughtful people I have met online and I truly believe that what you experienced yesterday was all of your kind spirit coming back to you.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a nice feeling to know that someone thought of you and that you look great!
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That was such a kind gesture from your student...I could already envision the smiles on both sides!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's the little things that mean the most. Even though we have seemingly become a self serving society, there are still so many good people out there. It too bad that the news doesn't consist of a "good news" segment where we could hear about good things that people do. I guess that just doesn't interest most people.
ReplyDeleteThat' sweet. I would have felt that initial panic too. I've had people try to offer me things as well. It's hard to disappoint someone when they are being so generous and loving.
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