Giving a Card That Brings Smiles

--by sassycindee, posted Nov 5, 2009

I got my SMILE cards today. I was thrilled like a kid at Christmas. I was in the grocery store and had to have the cashier review my order because I knew there were things that were rung up incorrectly. She appeared to be annoyed and as the line got longer, she got a little more heated. I was correct about the prices and she corrected them. When she handed me my receipt, I handed her a SMILE card and thanked her for helping me. She looked at me funny, but the corners of her mouth curled up in a bit of a smile when she looked at the card. It was a picture worth a million dollars. I also gave one to my daughter's friend who I adore, however her father and I have discord between us. I asked her to pass the card along to her father but not to tell him it was from me. She did as I asked and she said she was amazed when her stern, angry looking father melted a bit and said, "Well, thank you kiddo." She told me that was the kindest he had been to her in months.

Amazing how a little card that says SMILE can warm up, melt and turn discontent into wonderment.

What a great day for me.

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Posted by sassycindee
Nov 5, 2009
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Readers Comments

Kelsie17 wrote: I also got my Sile cards in the last few days. I had a situation with a work mate. There was a lot of poisonous talk about another staff member. I stayed out of it and gave my wor mate a smile card. I left it on her desk. The mood of the office changed. I was an annonomous giver although this helped as noone knew who it was . So started a chain of kindness.

AURELIA wrote: We just gotta love these SMILE CARDS!
The wonderful feelings they help create make it worth the chance of handing them out! Have Fun :0) ~Aurelia
Smiles are Contagious...let's start an epidemic :0)

JuneBug wrote: Just goes to show ya ANYBODY'S heart can be melted ! That's too cool,sassycindee !! :)

lmil1954 wrote: Hooray for cindee!!!! You're off to a great start!
Love, Linda:)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Sounds like you are making good use of them. Keep up the great work!

luckyman wrote: Hey sassy,
Great idea!

It is not the card itself but the thought and motive behind it that was resposible for his smile! .

What ever you do with a kind thought will never fail to produce a ripple effect and who knows, your daughter's friend might have passed on the kindness to someone else.

Thanks for posting!

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