Day 20
Another intense day. This evening, I found out one of my best friends spent the day dealing with a major crisis in her family. She lives several thousand miles away, though we text every day. All I can do is let her know I'm here, that I love her, and give her space (given the situation, those are the things she needs the most). But it jolted me out of my mundane concerns.
An update from yesterday: I talked to a woman who works near where the man collapsed, and she said the paramedics had said he'd be okay. It also turns out the other woman - who I'd been judgmental towards for not taking more action - *did* in fact make sure the right things were done, and it turned out she was extremely shaken, too. So that teaches me not to make assumptions (a lesson I've had so many times, you'd think I'd have learned it by now).
Gift-wise, I went semi-stealth today: there's a popular mom & pop shop that sells homemade ice cream here; I went in and talked to the owners, told them about 29 Gifts and said I wanted to pay for two large cones, and that they could decide who to give them to. It took a while to explain, and they were surprised (especially that I wanted to remain anonymous), but they thought it was very cool and agreed.
Before that, I'd already given away some of the items from Freecycle, and I gave my neighbour another lesson on the iPod, but I was feeling restless and lonely, and a bit down. After the ice cream 'give', though, I felt *much* better. I still felt a bit at loose ends most of the day, but I meditated and walked and generally focused on getting centered.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Saturday, wherever you are and whatever you're doing.
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Comment by Give a little ~ GALfriend on September 4, 2011 at 10:58am -
Ice cream was a lovely idea...the cherry on top was letting the owners chose the recipients :)...Thanks for the wisdom re Day 9 :) GALfriend
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Comment by Grateful on September 4, 2011 at 9:59am -
Cool stealth gift!
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Comment by Deb~ Community Manager on September 4, 2011 at 9:40am -
Fabulous giving for this day!
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Comment by LisaV on September 4, 2011 at 6:57am -
Semi-stealth gift giving - what fun! Enjoy your Saturday.
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Comment by Mary P on September 4, 2011 at 6:38am -
What a blessing to your friend. Knowing someone is there in the difficult times means so much. And what a wonderful idea with the "stealth" ice cream!
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Comment by Lois55 wwt on September 4, 2011 at 5:17am -
You had a big day...your thoughtfulness and generosity were wonderful and your caring heart, priceless...
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Comment by Michele wwt on September 4, 2011 at 4:23am -
Thank you for your lovely post, Sarah. I love your gifts! Your support of your friend during her difficult time is wonderful as is your "semi-stealth" gift of ice cream. Glad you had a good day. Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend. :)
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Comment by carelia on September 3, 2011 at 8:48pm -
LOVE the ice cream idea, very fun. :)
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