Whenever I am down or having a rough day, I try to use one of the skills I learned in therapy.
Today was a rough day but I was prepared. I purchased some pretty little cards that say “ You Rock. Thanks for making a difference “ and “You’re awesome. What you do is amazing”. The plan was to leave them anonymously to cheer people up.
Today, while walking and thinking what a rough day I was having, I spotted a woman at a desk, all alone and I just felt that I needed to give her one of the cards, since I had two in my pocket.
I walked over to her and said I was walking by and felt the need to stop and give her this … the You are Awesome card. The look on her face was something I had never seen before. She said “You have no idea how much I needed this. You see, I was just diagnosed with cancer and just started chemo.” The compulsion to walk over to her was so strong I couldn’t ignore it. We introduced ourselves. Turned out she remembered me from when I worked at the library. I told her I would pray for her and check in with her occasionally.
Something I was doing to combat my own depression turned into something so meaningful to me.
Next time you have the urge to do or say something nice to a stranger, do it. You don’t know what the people around you are going through. Be kind. Always.
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