A Saturday Well Spent

--by Bluebell, posted Jan 31, 2012

Today my heart is full of joy and gratefulness for my family and for the beautiful people I encountered today. My husband worked all night as a police volunteer and got home at 5.30 a.m. in the morning and then left at 4 p.m. this afternoon for another shift. My daughter spent the morning with some friends and neighbors raising money for a very famous charity in our town and also helped one of her friend's dad raise money for a sponsored climb of a mountain in Morocco.

And what did I do? Well, I bought some cakes for my daughter and her friend and gave a smile card to the gentleman that was selling the cakes, plus a card that said, "May all your days be filled with Love." I went to the library and left the cards inside the magazines and books and on the shelves so people could find them. I went to one of the charity shops in town and I saw a lady that is always there, I guess one could say that she is a professional volunteer and she is always smiling. I heard her mention the lottery for some reason so, I went out and bought her a thank you card and a cake and inside of the card I put a lottery ticket. I wish I could have seen her face.

I went to my favorite coffee shop and I left more cards in the magazines. They had some organic vegetables for sale on a small table outside with an "honesty" cup for payment so I overpaid for my lettuce and carrots and left some cards inside the cup. The I came back and picked up the girls and gave some cash to my neighbor to sponsor his mountain climb and took the girls out for lunch.

And now I am home feeling the bliss of a well-spent Saturday.

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Posted by Bluebell
Jan 31, 2012
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HappyDae wrote: What a full and joyous day! And, it didn't stop with you. Your family joined in the spirit of love and service. Thank you for your continuing inspiration to those of us at ho and for all the loving kindness that you so freely share with others. A beautiful life! Love and peace, happydae

DIANA wrote: You have brought a smile to me and great ideas.

Joy wrote: What a beautiful way to spend your saturday. Your story is inspirational to me. Many blessings.

momov3 wrote: Oh bluebell, you always have the best things to share! Make it a glorious day. Ooops, it already is!

~blessings~

sanserif wrote: A day well spent indeed! Thank you so much for sharing. :-)

ninjabee wrote: You inspired me :))

peanut wrote: Your kindness is wonderful,you truly amaze me & you are a blessing.

annjav wrote: You can spread so much cheer, without spending a lot of money. You are a champ!

josietn wrote: Awesome! :)

kayen wrote: Nice.

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