Look a homeless person in the eye - yes. I would add, and give them a warm smile.
I have been with my children and saw a homeless person with his dog outside a fast food joint. We got out of our car, went in and ordered two meals (one for the man and one for his dog) and walked the meals over to them. It’s so important for children to see random acts of kindness so they learn to not ignore those less fortunate.
I love the warm smile. What a great idea. I love even more how you are role modeling for your children, the importance of engaging in random acts of kindness.
I just left you a message, but while I'm here, I'll leave you and the world this thought. Regarding, "Ask the grocery store cashier how their day is going. Buy them a candy bar. Thank them," in my experience, cashiers are hesitant to accept candy bars. Store policy. What I do, pretty much every time, is buy a candy bar (no nuts) and ask the cashier to give it away to someone who looks like they need it. (Preferably not a child.) You're a financial kind of guy, right? Talk about a good ROI. For $1.28 (WinCo) I get six smiles. When I give the cashier the candy bar and explain things, I smile and often so do they. Presumably, when they give away the candy bar, they smile and so does the recipient. And when I see the cashier again, I ask if they have any good stories. They often do, and we both smile. Six smiles. For $1.28. I consider that the best $1.28 I could ever spend towards world peace.
Cashiers are good at reading people. Often their stories are of giving the candy bar to some elderly person who then tears up and admits that they were having a bad day and really appreciates this gesture of kindness.
I used your candy bar example today. I bought two candy bars for the cashier and two for the person bagging. I told them one of the candy bars was for them, and one was to give away. I said my next time at Publix I was gonna look for them and ask how it felt to give the candy bar away. They both broke into big smiles. Incredibly gratifying. And the next person in line, smiled at me and said you’re a very kind man. best five dollars I’ve ever spent.
Look a homeless person in the eye - yes. I would add, and give them a warm smile.
I have been with my children and saw a homeless person with his dog outside a fast food joint. We got out of our car, went in and ordered two meals (one for the man and one for his dog) and walked the meals over to them. It’s so important for children to see random acts of kindness so they learn to not ignore those less fortunate.
I love the warm smile. What a great idea. I love even more how you are role modeling for your children, the importance of engaging in random acts of kindness.
I just left you a message, but while I'm here, I'll leave you and the world this thought. Regarding, "Ask the grocery store cashier how their day is going. Buy them a candy bar. Thank them," in my experience, cashiers are hesitant to accept candy bars. Store policy. What I do, pretty much every time, is buy a candy bar (no nuts) and ask the cashier to give it away to someone who looks like they need it. (Preferably not a child.) You're a financial kind of guy, right? Talk about a good ROI. For $1.28 (WinCo) I get six smiles. When I give the cashier the candy bar and explain things, I smile and often so do they. Presumably, when they give away the candy bar, they smile and so does the recipient. And when I see the cashier again, I ask if they have any good stories. They often do, and we both smile. Six smiles. For $1.28. I consider that the best $1.28 I could ever spend towards world peace.
Cashiers are good at reading people. Often their stories are of giving the candy bar to some elderly person who then tears up and admits that they were having a bad day and really appreciates this gesture of kindness.
I used your candy bar example today. I bought two candy bars for the cashier and two for the person bagging. I told them one of the candy bars was for them, and one was to give away. I said my next time at Publix I was gonna look for them and ask how it felt to give the candy bar away. They both broke into big smiles. Incredibly gratifying. And the next person in line, smiled at me and said you’re a very kind man. best five dollars I’ve ever spent.