A Smile Card Wins The Lottery

--by huggy, posted Oct 1, 2011

While I was in hospital for back surgery recently I was looked after by a nurse called Deitrich. She worked the night shifts and took very good care of me.

One night things were quiet and when Deitrich came in to take my blood pressure we started to talk about our family situations. Then she asked what I enjoyed doing most. I replied that I liked helping people and doing charity work. Deitrich said she thought she would enjoy doing that kind of thing too, perhaps with her church.

The day I was discharged we hugged and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. In return I gave her a Smile card and ten dollars. She didnt want the money but I told her to read the card and assured her the money was from my heart. "Now you have the power to do something for yourself or make adifference for someone else," I said.

She paused and started to cry. We hugged and she told me she would give the money to a women she knew from church who was having medical problems.

Deitrich matched that ten dollars and bought five lottery tickets in her church's name. As luck would have it one of the tickets won a hundred and fifteen dollars which she donated to the church's food pantry.

She called me a week later, told me what had happened, and thanked me. She also asked if I had any more Smile cards - which i did! The people in her church all wanted one!

God bless Deitrich and her church and all the people who want to make a difference for the better in this world!

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Posted by huggy
Oct 1, 2011
Comments (15)

Readers Comments

moral12 wrote: That's what I call good karma: your $10.00 turned into $115.00 for more good deeds. Thanks for sharing the story!

Bluxess wrote: Wow, kindness magnified ! Both of your intentions were similar and the universe gave an opportunity to see it rise to the number that probably was sufficient to help someone ... God bless Deitrick and you ... Very beautiful life-story ... Thanks for sharing huggy, Bluxess.

Aurelia wrote: I am so happy to hear how you connected with Deitrick. It warms my heart to know that Smile Cards are being used to spread lots of happiness. :0) ~Aurelia

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great! Like Aurelia said Smile cards spreading happiness like you did are fantastic! :)

erinvictoria wrote: That is wonderful! Not so much the money part as the part of the whole church wanting smile cards. Kindness just grew immensely! Winning the money is wonderful too. Thank you for sharing this story, it made my heart smile.

vega wrote: This is exactaly what i was looking for to write paper about

annjav wrote: That is such a wonderful story of goodness multiplying before your very eyes! I love it. I hope your town becomes a wonderful example of kindness to one another! You really started the ball rolling!

Bluebell wrote: That is just amazing a good luck smile card. Thank you for your loving kindness. Love, light and endless blessings, bluebell

laughingcow wrote: Acts of kindness have ripple effects love it! Thanks for sharing.

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