I could tell everyone about all the rudeness I've encountered this week from drivers, shoppers, and customer "service" employees, but we all have plenty of those experiences to frustrate us, don't we? So instead I'll share the one experience from the week that I've chosen to remember and remind myself of when I feel that rudeness is taking over our society.
A few days ago, I was in the parking lot at the children's hospital. Hannah was already in the car and I was struggling to get her stroller in the trunk. The woman in the next parking spot asked if I needed help. I thanked her and declined the help. I got the stroller situated and turned to see my neighbor. She had been kind enough to interrupt what she was doing to offer assistance; that was already enough to make me feel grateful and uplifted. But then I saw what she was doing: she was trying to transfer her toddler daughter from a car seat to a medical stroller without getting the girl's colostomy bag and catheter drainage bag tangled up. Seriously? She stopped THAT to make sure I was okay with MY stupid stroller? I thanked her again for her kindness and drove away thinking, "I'm going to commit this to memory and let it wash over all angry memories of the drivers who cut me off on my way here and people who literally pushed me out of their way." I can only hope that I will have the opportunity to brighten someone's day the way this stranger did mine.
That's all for now. Like I said, short and sweet (just like Tara.) Love you, Tara. You inspire me every single day.
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