I really didn't have a very good day. It started out with waking up early after a short, rather tossy-turny-sleepless night and trying to sleep on my fathers floor in his classroom which is NOT very comfortable. It then continued with my school behaving like a group of Nazi's, pulling students out of class left and right so I didn't actually learn anything in school today, so even going was a waste of time.
After school I was obligated to go and hang out with a group of friends at a loud plaace and go bowling. Not that I don't like bowling, I really do, but I am terrible at it. And it was just one of those days where you really don't need to be reminded that you're bad at something.
After that I went up to my work to check my next weeks schedule and ended up working for around an hour or so due to the absolutely CRAZY rush that happened--again, not generally something that really bothers me, but today it was just like the straw that broke the camels back.
No matter what really happened or what I tried to do everything seemed like a downer, nothing seemed right or fun.
And then as I was walking home from work, at around 10:30 at night I saw a little old lady trying to walk to her car with a huge bag of groceries in the Smiths parking lot. I quickly ran over to her and said, "here, let me get that for you"
She smiled a huge smile, patted me on the cheek (which normally I despise but for some reason it didn't bother me tonight) and said, "Thank you so much dearie. It gladdens my heart to know that there are still youth out there like you."
And I walked home with a slight smile on my face- the world was starting to look a little less gray.
I walked in the door, still musing about the lady when my sister said, "Bonnie I got something for you" and to my great suprise and delight she pointed to a rose surrounded by ferns and babies breath. I absolutely adore flowers and I LOVE getting them! It made me so happy!
I found myself humming a little tune (that one from Enchanted) as I put them into a vase and set them on the table--I couldn't help but admire how absolutely lovely they looked.
So, all in all it ended up being quite a nice day, and life is still just as great as it should be. :)
3 comments:
I love this post! It is so well written. Way to lift your day by lifting somebody else's. I love how completely honest you are. It's so much fun to read. Thanks for sharing.
I wasn't saying that you don't want all the facts and that you can ever journal too much (okay maybe I can journal too much because seriously - I babble...) but just that when sometimes you restrict yourself to a time limit it helps you distill down to what is really important to you. And sometimes it's good to do that.
You are so positive! What a cute story! You are so compassionate and kind as to help that woman! You forgot all about your troubles and went out of your way to help her! You are such a kind spirit, Bonnie! And you made the best of a really bad day! You are truly an extraordinary person! :) I'm glad that you are my friend!
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