Week 1

Summary of my random acts of kindness for the week:

Monday: held the door at the gas station for the guy delivering pop. Yes, pop.
Tuesday: I was at Barnes and Noble doing case notes on my way home from work, because it's a nice little place to sit and type with few distractions. As I was leaving, I gave the guy at the counter in the cafe a dollar, asking him to apply this dollar to the next purchase made, whoever it was made by.
Wednesday: I have a friend whom I have not heard from or seen an online presence from in a while, and I usually will either see them or see them online a few times a week. I sent a message to her (electronically, but at least it's something) asking if everything was okay and telling her I would help if I could. I still haven't heard anything from her, but I hope she at least knows I care.
Thursday: Although I probably should not have done this, I bought a small bag of chips for a client as we took a long road trip to a rehab facility to check her in.
Friday: I let someone cross in front of me at an intersection when I actually had the right of way.
Saturday: I passed up a closer parking spot at a store when I could have parked there and let the person in the parking lot behind me take it.
Sunday: I let someone merge in front of me when approach one of St. Louis's crazy exit only lanes.

Not too shabby for my first week, I don't think. A lot of traffic niceties, and not that there is anything wrong with that, but I think I can do better and be more creative. My favorite thing I did this week was leaving the dollar at Barnes and Noble on Tuesday. The cashier first looked at me like I was a weirdo, but when I told him it was my random act of kindness for the day, he smiled and said "very good". I hope I inspired him or the recipient of the money to pay it forward.