Ideally one will do "random acts of kindness" in any given moment on any given day. I have been purvue to such in my own experience recently. When living in New Orleans, I always purchased "Trappey's" products for black eyed peas each New Year. Why should I change produce since I'm now living in Kansas City, Missouri? I found good ole Trappey's and proceeded to open three cans to serve along with cabbage, to be sure I had LOTS of wealth, health, and good fortune in my New Year. Well ... the three cans contained few peas and LOTS of water. I took the numbers off the top of the lids, got onto the WEB (Wonderfully Enlightened Being, that it is) and found Allens, who also produce the Trappey brand. NOW ... listen to this ... I immediately received an e-mail thanking me PROFUSLY for letting them know and apologizing for the lack of usual quality, AND, ... they were sending me some sample products to help make amends. Less than a week later I received a large box containing 2 each of 6 products of varied kinds. WOW! ... wait, keep reading! ... THEN, I received an envelope with a "family recipe" book AND a $5 bill with a quality, glossy, card that reads: ALLENS Quality Vegetables "Serving up memories since 1926" "Thank you for taking the time to contact us concerning one of our products. As a valued customer, we sincerely appreciate your comments and concerns. Please use our enclosure as a goodwill gesture toward your next purchase of Allen products."
http://www.allens.com/ phone: (800)234-2553. LOOK FOR ALLENS PRODUCTS in your canned veggie department!
Another "random act of kindness" was shared by my dear friend, Helen Marie Grimes. It isn't enough that Helen Marie has been by her husband, Bob's, bedside DAILY for the past four years, from 9am - 4:30 pm, but she goes the "extra mile" caring for other patients needs in the nursing home. THEN this occurred: She walks in her neighborhood in the quiet hours of early morning and began putting neghbor's newspapers, found near the curb, at their front door. Recently, as she placed a newspaper inside the screen door, she found an envelope addressed to her with a $20 bill and thank you note in it. Another neighbor waited at his door one morning to "catch her" and insisted she take $5 as he told her how thoughtful she was.
Let us ALL get into living our lives focused on how we can sprinkle "random acts of kindness" wherever we go! Do YOU have stories to share??? Let's hear them.
Sandra Rae Hymel
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