We are in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) for a Fringe Festival. Truth be told, it has been a hard one since we touched down here... But today, today a KIND thing happened!!
We are trying to watch what we spend, it was expensive to travel here and join the festival. I grabbed a glass of wine between shows (with an artist discount - thanks little cafe at La Cite!!) and David ran to hand out postcards advertising our show to a line-up of patrons waiting to get into a show.
I was sitting in the outdoor cafe, chatting with a performer and drinking wine, when a woman came up and showed us a $5 bill. "Is this anyone's money? Did anyone lose a $5 bill???". Well, I had just given David the change from our wine purchase - a $5 plus some change - before he rushed over to market the show, and I figured out what must have happened: he put the money IN his pocket, then pulled OUT the postcards, causing the bill to fall out. It was a super windy day so it blew right over to the lady who found it.
So maybe you think it is not much - $5 (Canadian). But to me, it meant a lot. That woman, who I learned is named Sherry, didn't just pick up the money and pocket it. She certainly could have, and no one could have faulted her for it. But she was KIND and hunted around to find the person who lost it. And she returned it. THANK YOU SHERRY!
Sherry was a good reminder that there are kind people all around us.
If you know a Kindness Activist, please tell me about them. Email me at kindnessactivist@gmail.com. And don't forget to "like" Kindness Activist on Facebook so you can be reminded when new Activists, like Sherry, are found.
We are trying to watch what we spend, it was expensive to travel here and join the festival. I grabbed a glass of wine between shows (with an artist discount - thanks little cafe at La Cite!!) and David ran to hand out postcards advertising our show to a line-up of patrons waiting to get into a show.
I was sitting in the outdoor cafe, chatting with a performer and drinking wine, when a woman came up and showed us a $5 bill. "Is this anyone's money? Did anyone lose a $5 bill???". Well, I had just given David the change from our wine purchase - a $5 plus some change - before he rushed over to market the show, and I figured out what must have happened: he put the money IN his pocket, then pulled OUT the postcards, causing the bill to fall out. It was a super windy day so it blew right over to the lady who found it.
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| The very kind SHERRY, and David with his returned $5 |
Sherry was a good reminder that there are kind people all around us.
If you know a Kindness Activist, please tell me about them. Email me at kindnessactivist@gmail.com. And don't forget to "like" Kindness Activist on Facebook so you can be reminded when new Activists, like Sherry, are found.
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