06 August 09

Be Kind: No Exceptions

This may come as a surprise to some of you. Or, you may all know me better than I know myself and find it silly that I think this little admission is news.

I have a mean streak. Not a violent streak. Well, not unless you count me picturing my world in comic book form complete with “Pow” bubbles coming out of people’s jaws. And I don’t like to hurt people. But I have a tendency to think mean thoughts (shocking! right? being human and all, eh?) and I have a tendency to spout off and say things that hurt people’s feelings and then I feel wickedly guilty.

But, on the other hand, I hate seeing injustice and I love little random acts of kindness. I remember one time in college going to my bike after a long day and someone had put a pink carnation in my hand brake. It was awesome and it made me smile and it made a crappy day not so bad and I remember it 15 years later.

Which is why Secret Agent L is making me happy. Really happy. I think I may honestly try to figure out something nice to do on a small scale like this. I really like the idea of having people find a random gift you’ve left them.

And the best part is that she puts her own little stickers on things to encourage people to take things. It just makes me smile to think about what she’s doing. And I may have to try to remember to do things like this once in a while.

Thanks for making me smile, Secret Agent L.

Comments

  1. {blushing all over the place}

    Why, thank you! I’m so glad I’m able to make you smile and, most importantly, help you to know that kindness exists and is easy to participate in! I love that you’re thinking about doing something nice on a small scale like this. I’d like to invite you to be an Affiliated Agent with the Secret Agent L project—and I’d be happy to help you do it on a small scale. I have little goodies I can email to you to help you get started. I’d love to have you join the team! Just drop me an email and we’ll get started!

    Thanks for giving the Secret Agent L project a shout-out here on your blog. That makes me really happy! And I hope to hear from you soon!

    xoxo,
    Secret Agent L

    — Secret Agent L on Aug 8, 09:59 pm

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