I read a post about someone choosing to do random acts of kindness for the number of days equaling the number of years that will be reflected on the next birthday. Sometimes I get to the end of the day and forget my intention but usually I’ve done something kind although not random.
Here’s one that touched me even though it was so simple. I’m in the grocery store trying to find mercury free tuna and I had to stand behind a woman who is right in front of all the tuna. She turned around and it was a woman may be in her 80s with a mask on. Normally when I see a mask I step back to be respectful. But this woman immediately engaged me in conversation about the Guatemalan jacket I was wearing. We had a lovely exchange and it felt like Stardust was sprinkling on both our heads. It was truly life-affirming. Here’s the thing. My previous story about people wearing mask and what they need or want would’ve stopped me from engaging with her if I didn’t have the intention to have a daily random act of kindness. The exchange was so heartwarming. As I was leaving the store I saw her again and wished her a good day. I wish you could’ve seen the light in her eyes and emanating from her being. Perhaps you felt it wherever you are in the world.
I found out yesterday that my daughter’s fiancé‘s mother had bought me a computer cord that I need for my old computer and had not been able to find despite numerous efforts. I literally can’t look at my old computer because the cord is dead and I couldn’t find a new one. I’d ask my daughter’s fiancé to help me because he’s good at that kind of thing and he asked his mom because she has a similar computer and now she bought me the cord. I’ve only met her once. I feel deeply touched by her generosity. For me this is how we change this game being played on earth from one of competition to one of cooperation.
I included photos of two pairs of gloves. The purple ones were handknit for me by a Facebook friend in England I’ve never met. They disappeared for a long time and I just re-discovered them. I’m no longer in contact with this friend but putting on the gloves I feel her love. The second pair were given to me by a Peruvian man on the train to Machu Picchu. I didn’t realize how cold it would be And he saw me shivering. It’s decades later and every time I wear those gloves I think of the kindness and the love. Both pairs bring me joy. 
This post inserted itself here so I trust it belongs here:
“We were talking about the space between us all.
And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion.
Never glimpse the truth, then it’s far too late, when they pass away.
We were talking about the love we all could share.
When we find it, to try our best to hold it there with our love.
With our love, we could save the world, if they only knew.
Try to realize it’s all within yourself,
No one else can make you change.
And to see you’re really only very small,
And life flows on within you and without you.
We were talking about the love that’s gone so cold,
And the people who gain the world and lose their soul.
They don’t know, they can’t see, are you one of them?
When you’ve seen beyond yourself then you may find
Peace of mind is waiting there.
And the time will come when you see we’re all one
And life flows on within you and without you.”
– George Harrison 1967
