Random Acts~ Part Eleven...

Today was spent trying to say Thank you to all of my donors that supported me this year with their generous donations.  I got through most of them, but some left work early.  I always try to do things face to face as I find that people really like the fact that you take the time to do it.  It's like taking that extra little step.  I can't do what I am doing without their support & I want them to know how truly grateful I am for their generosity & encouragement.  So far all of my donors have told me to come back next year as they can't wait to see what I will be up to next.  Some even want to talk about expanding their support, which in this economy is a wonderful blessing.  As I went store to store and spoke to the owners I got to see so many people last minute shopping.  You could literally feel their stress.  So, I would take a step back and wait for the owners to take care of their customers before I would talk to them or I would offer for the customer to go first as I knew that I would be talking to the owner for a bit.  It's fun to see the reactions of people when there is a line or something and you tell them to go ahead & go first.  The look of shock and bewilderment is great to see because they are just not expecting it.  Especially when they are so impatient to get what they want/need and get out and on to the next thing on their " To Do List".  While I was waiting at one place I had a customer that was just thrilled to see me pull out my Iphone 4S.  She started asking me how to do something and I showed her how to do it and she was just so happy!  When she got it she didn't learn all the in's & out's of it and was really quite grateful to have learned how to do it.  It is sometimes really eye opening to see what is important to one person, can mean absolutely nothing to another.   It is such a wonderful feeling to replace the negative stress with positive energy.  Tomorrow is Fantastic Foodie Friday!  So, I won't be posting what is going on tomorrow as far as the Random Acts go, but don't worry I will catch you up on Saturday!  I hope that as you go about your daily life you take time to notice the little things.  Sometimes just showing that you care means so much. Grand gestures are great, but little random ones seem to go so much farther... 

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