I walked into the café I frequent daily, greeted the owner and her girlfriend as always, and made an attempt to hide the way I was feeling; I did a miserable job it seems, despite my best efforts.
The owner said hello and immediately asked, are you ok G?
Of course I lied and said I'm fine, couldn't be better if I tried.
They took it on face value, took my coffee order and I went to sit down and work on my laptop a little as always.
When my coffee arrived it was accompanied by this plate below, the melting moment cookie and that hand-written note.
"To be the best you must be able to handle the worst."
The owner said, I can see it in your eyes G, something's wrong. Have a cookie on us and let it go for a moment. She smiled and went back inside.
What she doesn't know is that the old G-dog has some possible health issues. I'm not ready to talk about it yet, but it's on my mind and I know that however hard I try to hide it those that look closely enough, those who choose to see, will read it on me as plain as day.
As I ate my cookie and sipped coffee I pondered the way they made me feel which gave me a welcome respite to worrying about how I actually feel.
I felt valued and important...It wasn't the cookie, not even the phrase hand-written on the serviette; A phrase I like a lot actually...But no, it was the fact they chose to do it; It was that they took a moment out of their busy lives to show someone some love and caring, that that person was valued and that they cared enough to make this small gesture.
It's quite humbling.
This is not the first time these girls have done this - I've written about it before; They have an uncanny way of knowing exactly when to show a small gesture of caring and kindness...Or maybe they do it all the time.
I wonder what a world full of people like this would be like to live in; What if each and every person performed a simple act of kindness like this every day?
What if people said I appreciate you or I care about you and your problems more often - Those phrases carry so much value if delivered genuinely.
But the world isn't like that, and won't be like that, unless we choose to make it so.
We can you know...We wield immense power, humans I mean. We can destroy, trust me I've done it, but we can design and create too; We can shape the world in the image we want it to take...It all starts with some effort, humility and a small act of kindness...It's like throwing pebbles in a pond...The ripples spread ever outwards eventually, it just takes someone to toss a pebble.
What's this post about? What am I saying?
I'm not sure...Maybe I'm thinking out loud about the virtues of living a humble and kind life...Maybe I'm just reminding myself that there's still some good in the world, good people or maybe I'm simply occupying my mind with this to push other things out. I don't know...But if it inspires someone to inspire someone else, to throw some pebbles, that can't be a bad thing right?
Throw some pebbles today folks; That is, make someone's day with an act of kindness, it's within your power to empower others and to make some ripples.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised.
Be well
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Yeah it's great some still show kindness in this crazy world.
A little kindness goes a long way.
Well, to be direct friend, a "possible" health issue is not something to worry about. The very definition of hypochondria, and the worry itself can cause more harm than the "possible" issue. So, do the testing needed to determine if it really is an issue number one, and then decide what to do about it number two. Something I've learned several times the hard way. Depending on the severity of the issue, give it only as much time to think about each day as required to resolve or make decisions towards resolution, which is generally no more than 10-30 minutes. Put it on the clock, schedule it on your calendar as an appointment if needed, and give it no additional time, because that is just wasted time you could be spending enjoying other things.
I know you don't need to hear that, but maybe you do :)
Best. Don't hesitate to reach out for friends to discuss when you're ready. I haven't been on discord in a while but happy to jump on or spin up a webex/teams chat! It sucks getting older and having these irritating physical health issues interfere and important we team up and don't give them any more of our time than we have to.
I'm all good, strong as an ox and fit and mostly healthy. I guess it's difficult for people to react to what they don't know and I haven't said. Whatever happens will happen and when the scans and blood tests come back and I see my doctor I'll deal with whatever he has to say...More testing possibly. I don't give it much thought when occupied with other things, like today...I'm just about to head up the range for a competition, IPSC. That's got my focus right now.
Thanks for the offer of an ear to listen to me if required. Much appreciated.
Ubet. Focus and Enjoy the range time! I expect to hear some good results!
I'll run and gun, see what happens...Top three today? We'll know in several hours. :)
This is actually very hard to do... to hide the way you feel...unless you are an actor. But, then, there has to be that other part, the eyes that have the abilities to catch the signal. If someone doesn't care about you, it will not even ask, or pay attention to the real matter.
The choice, right? Not just a random act... This gesture was coming from the combination of feeling and action. They love you, Galen.
All actions are a choice including kindness and caring. It would be nice to see it happen more often, but humans are fallible and flawed and so sometimes the opposite happens. I have been unkind and careless, I'll not lie...I wouldn't believe someone who told me they had not. It doesn't mean we're bad though, just human.
Yes, it's hard to hide one's feelings although mostly people don't look to carefully at others, don't really pat attention, and so don't see what's in plain sight...And then others do. That's also a choice...To see clearly or superficially.
Yes, that was the idea I wanted to point out, and you nicely wrapped it! 👍
Team work :)
Nothing like a good bit of global teamwork right?
Eyes are the windows to the soul. You can hide everything, but your eyes will always tell what the whole body keeps. It looks like these people are quite kind and awesome. It's good to see some sparkles of good will among so many bad times people tend to have regularly.
I bet you thought you were only going for coffee, but then felt even better to get out of there with a smile and the grey cloud lifted from your head.
And I agree with you. Appreciating the things people do or say is a nice way to keep the ball rolling and make the world a better place for all. I try to spread the love around in my comments. Just like you did in this post. It's a solid read and food for thought.
And hey, possible means it's not a certainty, right? It might just be a scare and nothing more. At least, I'm rooting for that.
Having a habit of kindness seems to be a good way to go. My dad was that way inclined, the kindest most generous person I ever knew. I can't sat I'm even close to where was, but I try, in my flawed and broken human way, and whilst I've done bad things I try to good ones now, to add value, not take it away. It doesn't take much to zap someone with a little kindness and respect...It's just as easy as hurting them with negativity...So it might as well be the former right?
Yes, possible means possibly something, and possibly nothing...I'm symptomatic though which has prompted the tests...Let's just see how it goes. Today I'm ok, and today is all we really have. Tomorrow...I'll face that when it gets here.
Hopefully it will be nothing; or it will be something very small.
Yes, live and be kind, don't take from others; but through your actions add to their lives.
Contrary to (perhaps) my user name... I practice what you mentioned on a regular basis...😎 A good path to be on- benevolence.
Benevolence - That's such a nice word, and yes, it's a righteous path. Username aside, you have always seemed a nice chap, open for a chat and laugh , polite and respectful. I have no reason to think you'd be any different in real life.
Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it.
Thanks...
That sounds like a wonderful place run/staffed by great people! Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of kindness to make someone's day. It happens far less than it should.
It is and yes, kindness isn't that difficult to deploy. Sure, it's easy not to do anything it all, to know offer a word or gesture of kindness to someone else, but the benefit of doing so is something that helps or affects positively on both parties...So, we might as well do it right?
An honest ramble. The best of rambles. The kind filled with emotion, truth and depth. This kind of ramble only comes from a particular kind of person. One with a heart, a very LARGE heart. One with eyes which see, not the chaos - but the beauty beyond the chaos... the work of art lying dormant in the potential. This kind of ramble needs no definitive point because it IS one all on it's own. It stands independent and noteworthy.
Hmm, yes it's a bit rambley (I made that word up just now) and I hope it made a little sense although it made sense to me and that's all that really matters I suppose.
Your comment...I wish I could write like that, just raw emotion but with a lot of clarity and deep insight...Thank you for saying that, it humbles me. I'm just a fractured and flawed man, no different to any other human. My imperfections make me who I am though and those who can accept me for who I am will get the best of me, those that cannot will never know who I really am.
You are not like anyone else. There is also nobody else like you. You are unique... just like everybody else... hahaha. That was lame. Lol. Definitely fell short of the deep insight. 😁
I know what you mean though...We're all the same in that we're different.
Luckily there's not many like me too...The world couldn't handle more than one G-dog.
On the contrary, I think the world would be better off with a few more people like you.
Merci beaucoup x
Those acts are healing, both for the receiver and the giver. We share our healing abilities. I hope you find out you are fine, I believe you will.
Yes I feel you are correct with that statement...Healing for giver and receiver. This is what makes humility and kindness so valuable and why we should all do it more.
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Aww that was so sweet of them ^_^ glad it made you feel a bit better, health issues sound scary x_x
There's actually a hell of a lot of good in the world, we just notice the bad more because from an evolutionary perspective that's what kept us alive.
How was the cookie? :D
They look after me...I'm there every day so am like the furniture I guess. The melting moment? It was melty and moment; This means, it was bloody great, especially with my coffee. All my coffee's are good these days though as I'm only on one a day, down from four...So, I'm digging that one cup way more than before.
Back to one coffee as I'm not sleeping well...Loads on my mind, and so I'm hoping the lack of caffeine intake will help on that front. It'll be better when those test results come back negative.
That's a big drop! Hope you didn't get withdrawals like J did (going from 6+ to 1-2) XD
hope it's better soon :)
Yep, I know...My doctor said scale back slowly...
Me: Shaddap, what do you know!
Yep, have had some withdrawals, but homie isn't one to let coffee-withdrawals impede my mojo.
Coffee: You want me baaaad.
G-dog: Fuck you coffee
LoL!
Well least you didn't throw up lots which is what happened to him the first day, I got worried thinking he'd picked something up after all the uni stress XD
I got a little grumpy and agitated so went shooting at the range today...As one does when grumpy, agitated and suffering coffee withdrawals. Seemed to help. Lol.
I'd normally be concerned about people going out shooting when they're grumpy and agitated and suffering coffee withdrawals but because it's you that sounded like a good idea XD
Please...
NO MORE..!
I am sticking my fingers in my
earseyes, and shouting...LaLaLaLaLaLaLa..!
Please no more bad newz.!
You are my escape man, my place to go to not think about how shitty this world has become. Like a good movie, your postings, most anyways, take me away for a moment.
Many times I will read several of your posts, then come back later to vote them 100%.
My full weight vote is .02, so it is my way of putting my "two cents" in even if It is with little or no comments.
Please...
No More Bad News...I know man, I'm sorry. I'm not ready to talk about it yet as it all could be nothing, and even if it's something I'm not sure what will happen and what information I'll release...I don't want pity or anything so...No more bad news? No worries, I can do that. I'll just not say anything.
Also, I appreciate your two cents worth, it's not the amount, it's that you support me that matters.