BIG LOVE AND MAGIC listened to the nudge of my instinct and that I followed through plus I was rewarded with the best outcome. The customer service assistant was just so lovely, helpful AND she made my day with her kindness that while I was running some errands waiting for the glasses I felt compelled to buy her a bunch of flowers, so I did. I was so happy and grateful that she could help me that it was such a small act of kindness to give her flowers. Her reaction was priceless. She hugged me and told me it made her day. My heart swelled with joy, and my eyes welled up. (They always well up when I am filled with joy).
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s kindness sometimes forgotten? It doesn’t have to be. It is a conscious choice.
Recently I was reminded of the powerful ripple effect that an act of kindness can have. My dear friend had her family visiting, and by accident, her family member ended up with broken prescription glasses. When I saw that both arms of her glasses were broken my heart went out to her. Before having laser eye surgery, I had worn prescription glasses for many years, so I immediately empathized. I knew how I would feel if I was on holidays and lost or broke my glasses. I offered to help by taking the glasses and set out the next day to see if I could get the arms replaced. I went to a couple of optometrists which tried to help but weren’t successful and then I felt a nudge by my instinct to try a shop that sold sunglasses. My instincts proved correct, and miraculously there was one set of arms in a box of spare parts, and they were the right colour, right type, and they FIT! Imagine my excitement! I was so excited that I had 50
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Meanwhile, my husband was to meet me at the shop and at that moment had witnessed the exchange. There was then a further ripple effect of a beautiful moment shared between us. The high vibes continued to ripple when I was able to deliver the great news that the glasses were fixed. The smiles and happiness I witnessed filled my soul cup. It really brought home to me that trusting my instinct and acting on that wisdom with kindness in my heart had a beautiful ripple effect and who knows how much farther that effect went from the whole exchange. On that day and in those moments, I chose kindness, and I am so grateful I did. We may not always know the impact of our actions however when we align with our values (kindness is one of mine) beautiful moments happen and people’s lives can be positively uplifted. To me, that is big love and magic in motion. t
By JULIE MICHELS
