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A Helping Hand


--by Helenconnell2, posted May 17, 2025
The first thing I did today was find the author of the book 'The Five Side Effects of Kindness' on Facebbok and thank him for writing the book. I shared with him about KindSpring and that I was on day 18 of my personal kindness challenge.

After breakfast, I went to the supermarket. At the till, there was a lady who got there slightly before me and the gentleman she let go in front of her. She began unloading a few items from the trolley and explained to the till operator, she wanted them to go in a specific bag but she would pay for it altogether. When the bag was packed she returned to unloading the rest of the trolley. I stepped forward and offered to unload the trolley on to the conveyor belt while she packed at the other end. I assured her I was happy to do it for her because it can be hard packing a large shop on your own. It transpired she'd also got a chest infection and was waiting for the antibiotics to kick in.
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Mish wrote: You are not only kind, but very patient too :)). Bless, Helen ❤️ And how lovely to have shared your appreciation with the author of that book & to mention KindSpring as well. Well done all around. 👏🏻
pluto178 wrote: So lovely x
janfour wrote: You are the helper example everyone needs to see. I am sure loads of people are inspires to helps others after seeing you be kind. 💛
Rajni wrote: When kindness comes naturally, another follows it. We can't expect less from you.
DANCE wrote: Bless you, so kind. I'll check the book now, I'm intrigued

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