Tis' the season for candy corn and tis' the morning for a random act of kindness.
I always dread waking up at 5 am every morning to make my daily, grueling commute. Monday mornings are especially hard, and I feel like I'm back in the 7th grade because I once again consider Sunday nights the worst "school night" of all - the fun of the weekend comes to a screeching halt and I have to crawl into bed early and start a full week of work... all over again.
This morning started like every other - I arrived at work, sifted through the 100+ emails that landed in my inbox over the weekend, eyed my schedule for the day and wished I was still buried in my glorious bed - but then some kindness, mixed with some candy corn, changed my entire morning... my colleague, friend and cube neighbor, knowing my love for candy corn, dropped two huge bags filled with the sugary goodness on my desk with a note recognizing a recent project we worked on together that turned out to a be a great success.
Two things come to mind: first, Brach's bags filled with corn and pumpkins can truly make any day a good day and second, a random act of kindness can make your day, your week or even just your life, better. I know, I know, I should stop being emotional about Halloween candy, but on a gloomy Monday morning, having someone acknowledge a job well done with something that they know you enjoy, can make you realize that are so many little things to look forward to each day, and each day - EVEN Monday - is another chance to experience a random act of kindness which reminds you that you are surrounded by good people.
So, to my candy corn-giving colleague - thank you for making my morning so much better, in fact, I've almost forgotten about my glorious bed and the fact that's it only 9 am on a Monday. And to everyone else - whether you give someone a bag of candy corn, a quick note or a pat on the back, remember that it feels just as good to give as it does to receive.
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So would you also consider the time I told you that you had a melted piece of candycorn on your bottom (I'm trying to be polite in your blog)to be a random act of kindness? Not to mention the fact that I then helped scrape that piece of sugary goodness off said bottom...hmmm something else to ponder.
To my loyal readers, I feel the need to elaborate on this comment. During college, my candy corn obsession crossed the line, and as I was sitting on a leather coach shoving the sugary goodness into my mouth, I ended up dropping random corn under my butt, which then melted into a huge mess. This so called "Lauren" then was the truest of friends and scraped each kernel off my bum. We grew closer after the experience.
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