Next week I will be moving out of my home town. So, I decided to go into town before I left and show my appreciation for the people who work there.
I bought a bouquet of ten white tulips and gave them out, along with Smile Cards, to ten people working in different locations.
The reactions I received were on the whole very positive. A coffee shop employee joked that the flowers in my hand must have been for her. Imagine her surprise when I presented her with one of them!
The man in the bagel shop was surprised and delighted. I expect most people walking into his shop want something from him but this time was different.
Two ice-cream parlor workers had ear-to-ear smiles after receiving their flowers.
The KMart cashier said a previous customer had talked about winning a prize. After receiving her flower she said that she felt like a prize-winner as well.
Only one shy person tried to avoid getting a flower by ducking into a back room. But her loss was surely someone else's gain!
In the end happiness was spread all around. I felt highly energized and uplifted by carrying out these little acts of appreciation. A lovely way to say goodbye to a home town, don't you think?
