{"id":309269,"date":"2025-11-21T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/kindness-activist-world-kindness-day-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:18:24","slug":"kindness-activist-world-kindness-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=309269","title":{"rendered":"Kindness Activist: World Kindness Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-6283217363180956984\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Well, World Kindness Day<br \/>\nwas this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">And people. It.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Was.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Spectacular.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I went into it not feeling<br \/>\nmy best.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Last weekend I had a 24-hour<br \/>\nbug, and I still have a cold that just will not go away.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, my nose was running, I had a cough, but y\u2019all,<br \/>\nI could not let that get in the way of this holiday.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I mean, come on, it only rolls around once a<br \/>\nyear, right?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, it was a \u201cfill your<br \/>\nfanny pack with Kleenex, put on your Kind is Cool hoodie, and let\u2019s roll!\u201d kind<br \/>\nof day.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">First up \u2013 put the big<br \/>\nsign out.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I loved the artwork this year<br \/>\nand was very excited to display it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>There was a prompt asking passersby to leave a note saying how they<br \/>\nwould make the world a kinder place.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We<br \/>\ngot some sweet ones, including this:<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhfLt8GjvTe3Dv7pkuZ_R0-0HgY8egFEI1hT-fEVf1xrzV4LG7HBGle1WC-3jvdi4LbWUrUY1QP269dvzDBzm6uZmCxlEXvgAzJMdC7Sjzk1uMu4-miqPpv_TOY5Zduhr4c6IvkYgJsCidgdkDj_pTZ7-iuTiSaXtwb_02DpenbsnzGKlyvbbcB2W0LCza5\/s1192\/World%20Kindness%20Day%202025%20note%20from%20board.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1058\" data-original-width=\"1192\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhfLt8GjvTe3Dv7pkuZ_R0-0HgY8egFEI1hT-fEVf1xrzV4LG7HBGle1WC-3jvdi4LbWUrUY1QP269dvzDBzm6uZmCxlEXvgAzJMdC7Sjzk1uMu4-miqPpv_TOY5Zduhr4c6IvkYgJsCidgdkDj_pTZ7-iuTiSaXtwb_02DpenbsnzGKlyvbbcB2W0LCza5\/w400-h355\/World%20Kindness%20Day%202025%20note%20from%20board.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If I see somebody being left out I will talk to them or invite them to join me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhizx9V25nUd-x0en-7PCZUTUFjwhgIaLDols_w071qJ-5EPFoZmGU8iAJz41R6w04VYZrwaWwAqImEG26pp1bjC02aGAM6fqDT5IDx96I7obZJBhM3aAgixtVuiq5SXcxe7IFtPJKpCp_5z5pnZH6d-rghNKoQ0_UQpPTVeLwWhoSc88xoWzuFE6uPfNll\/s5184\/DSC06682.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5184\" data-original-width=\"3888\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhizx9V25nUd-x0en-7PCZUTUFjwhgIaLDols_w071qJ-5EPFoZmGU8iAJz41R6w04VYZrwaWwAqImEG26pp1bjC02aGAM6fqDT5IDx96I7obZJBhM3aAgixtVuiq5SXcxe7IFtPJKpCp_5z5pnZH6d-rghNKoQ0_UQpPTVeLwWhoSc88xoWzuFE6uPfNll\/w480-h640\/DSC06682.JPG\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sign encouraging passersby to leave notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Next \u2013 GIFT CARDS!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We had 25 gift cards, 5 each to:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Home Depot, grocery stores (Safeway, Giant,<br \/>\nand Trader Joes), and Starbucks.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kind<br \/>\nneighbor Christy rang our doorbell at exactly 10 am, the time we had set for meeting.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I wasn\u2019t quite ready but that worked \u2013 she had<br \/>\ntime to add her note to the board!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">10:05<br \/>\nam and off we went to find CONSTRUCTION WORKERS!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">But first \u2013 a stop at the<br \/>\nhigh school down the street, the Career Center.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>That was Christy\u2019s idea.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>You see,<br \/>\nvery recently she was out jogging and got hit by a car! Not to worry \u2013 she is<br \/>\nok.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The car was going very slowly, but it<br \/>\nhit her and then KEPT GOING.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Grrrrrr.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>That is not legal or<br \/>\nkind, nor is it the \u201cArlington way\u201d.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But<br \/>\nhere is the kind part:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>a teacher from<br \/>\nthe Career Center saw what had happened and rushed over to talk to Christy and<br \/>\nmake sure she was ok.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>He had been sweet to<br \/>\nher, and now we were going to return the favor by giving him a gift card and<br \/>\nwishing him a happy World Kindness Day.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Only one glitch\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>She only knew his first name\u2026<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">That\u2019s ok \u2013 we knew we<br \/>\ncould find him!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">We got buzzed into the<br \/>\nschool and while we were waiting for the receptionist to get to us, another<br \/>\nemployee asked what we needed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cWe are looking for a<br \/>\nteacher here.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We have a present for<br \/>\nhim.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>His name is Jason,\u201d Christy<br \/>\nexplained.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cOH!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Jason the PE teacher??\u201d.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">YESSSSSSSSSS \u2013 that\u2019s<br \/>\nhim!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Got it in one try!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just a couple of minutes later there came<br \/>\nJason.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As soon as he saw Christy he seemed<br \/>\nto recognize her.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cHey!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>How ARE YOU??\u201d he asked.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">She explained that she was<br \/>\nwell and why we were stopping by.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>He was<br \/>\nvery happy to get a gift card, a bag of candy, and a postcard of the World<br \/>\nKindness Day art.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And I think he was<br \/>\neven happier that Christy had taken the time to come to say hello and that he could<br \/>\nsee her healthy and not shook up \u2013 the opposite of the day that they met a<br \/>\ncouple of weeks ago.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Since the library was next<br \/>\ndoor, we decided to pop in there.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We<br \/>\nhanded out bags of candy quietly (it\u2019s a LIBRARY, you have to be quiet <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"> ), and as we<br \/>\nwere ready to leave I noticed a woman at a corner table on her phone.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We approached her and held out a bag of<br \/>\ncandy.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I could see she was crying.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe she was having a bad day, maybe she had<br \/>\njust gotten bad news on the phone, I don\u2019t know.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But I DO KNOW that I have been the person<br \/>\ncrying in public before.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have cried<br \/>\nwalking down grocery store aisles.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have<br \/>\ncried in airports.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have cried in<br \/>\ncoffee shops.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And I have had the<br \/>\nexperience of people seeing me \u2013 people NOTICING my tears \u2013 and making a<br \/>\nconscious decision to pretend they didn\u2019t see.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>I decided years ago that any time I see a person crying in public, I will<br \/>\nnot look away.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I won\u2019t pretend it is not<br \/>\nhappening.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I will acknowledge the sadness<br \/>\nand pain.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I will relate.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, I quietly asked, \u201cMay I give you a hug?\u201d<br \/>\nand her eyes said, \u201cYes, please.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Christy also gave her a hug.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I<br \/>\nhope that the hugs and the candy helped her day get a bit better.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Next we headed out to find<br \/>\nconstruction workers, which is an easy task in our neighborhood since they are building<br \/>\na huge new high school and there is major road construction on Columbia<br \/>\nPike.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Each time we saw a construction<br \/>\nworker we approached with a handful of gift cards and gave them their<br \/>\nchoice.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was so fun!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They were happy and thankful (and also loved<br \/>\nthe candy bags).<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiCS2kEq4zwx4wCMghXnakA2lGW117rXfa1WPTP9Unel9JjbLQcqrBBgQZ531q3pLNue_zSMBhuQzWWRSgB8GoYG7oD9eGEC6Tuj1HhUH5dEGrgE-ET0vXkedklhOPk1ycDvGzATtEosI27Ak-ixyFJ0L-UH9b3LULZAM7CHOYWM2vs578u5GIsM-sWO7_G\/s5184\/DSC06684.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiCS2kEq4zwx4wCMghXnakA2lGW117rXfa1WPTP9Unel9JjbLQcqrBBgQZ531q3pLNue_zSMBhuQzWWRSgB8GoYG7oD9eGEC6Tuj1HhUH5dEGrgE-ET0vXkedklhOPk1ycDvGzATtEosI27Ak-ixyFJ0L-UH9b3LULZAM7CHOYWM2vs578u5GIsM-sWO7_G\/w640-h480\/DSC06684.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Take a quick break from work for KINDNESS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikc9B3u3EaQwBVQ30tFzWJwbqjONGbmaLCE7B5bSUhehy543nUPmAdOnCU_q9mlIggdB1DIDTUP446oTvdCl0GcPsbzpIOodc1Yxi8DgGRTgAvC_-VudO7Y75WD5uc1xSpoy05DY4pTZd7VYsz1jD22vDtkfmW2aO4IxCHP7aaENhi4NX1c2FQ_qSusjV5\/s5184\/DSC06686.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikc9B3u3EaQwBVQ30tFzWJwbqjONGbmaLCE7B5bSUhehy543nUPmAdOnCU_q9mlIggdB1DIDTUP446oTvdCl0GcPsbzpIOodc1Yxi8DgGRTgAvC_-VudO7Y75WD5uc1xSpoy05DY4pTZd7VYsz1jD22vDtkfmW2aO4IxCHP7aaENhi4NX1c2FQ_qSusjV5\/w640-h480\/DSC06686.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy construction workers. They have been doing construction on &#8220;The Pike&#8221; for a very long time and I am sure get many complaints from angry drivers for the delays.\u00a0 <br \/>It was fun to THANK THEM for their hard work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It took us about an<br \/>\nhour to hand out 25 gift cards.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As we<br \/>\nwalked back, we handed out the rest of the candy bags in our basket.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We passed the local grocery store as a woman<br \/>\nwas coming out with her cart.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cHey, that<br \/>\nwas nice what you did.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Giving gift cards<br \/>\nto construction workers \u2013 that was really kind,\u201d she said.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">What a perfect example of<br \/>\nhow kindness affects more than just the person receiving it!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It affects the person GIVING the kindness (in<br \/>\nthis case, Christy and I). And it even affects the person WITNESSING the kind<br \/>\nact.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We had no idea that anyone was<br \/>\nwatching or noticing us as we talked to the construction crew.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But not only were they watching, they were<br \/>\nbeing inspired to go out into the world and spread kindness, too.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It was a great day to be<br \/>\noutside in the sunshine (even though I was not feeling 100%).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I spent some time painting new chairs for the<br \/>\nupcoming Santa Project and working on things for the Little Yellow Free Pantry,<br \/>\nand then it was time for the next event \u2013 A BRIDGE BRIGADE!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I had never been able to<br \/>\njoin a bridge brigade before but I love when I drive under them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>What happens is:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>people stand on an overpass and hold huge<br \/>\nletters up to spell something out.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Drivers<br \/>\npassing by can read the message and honk approval.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I had been on the driving by side, but never<br \/>\non the holding signs side.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">But all that changed on<br \/>\nWorld Kindness Day!!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">We met up at 3:30 pm and got<br \/>\nto work.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Our letters spelled JUST BE<br \/>\nKIND.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>One person also made a cute heart<br \/>\nto add to the display.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was so<br \/>\nfun!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Each time a car honked it gave us<br \/>\nmore energy!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We got waves!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We got headlights flashed!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was fabulous!!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhAlxkMTGBwdtusz5fnLkEYfgRUx7rdF7SoXbTaiYvoGhXVyCJgbRJXAMrDNPP5mRuysrbcIJ7euaocIzFJwkvqhJGaTwG8HlcZ-wi_vju1-hPNNBJoAuI2MNdsFWt2koTJUYYsYU4oI21T6QhYTUb-DaXTlFbM0UKcm8NlvDM38oVaqCqgOPL_KUhZoPbz\/s5184\/DSC06691.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhAlxkMTGBwdtusz5fnLkEYfgRUx7rdF7SoXbTaiYvoGhXVyCJgbRJXAMrDNPP5mRuysrbcIJ7euaocIzFJwkvqhJGaTwG8HlcZ-wi_vju1-hPNNBJoAuI2MNdsFWt2koTJUYYsYU4oI21T6QhYTUb-DaXTlFbM0UKcm8NlvDM38oVaqCqgOPL_KUhZoPbz\/w640-h480\/DSC06691.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">JUST BE KIND! When we started, we didn&#8217;t have quite enough people to hold the letters but we <br \/>made do!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZsXKT9F8vHYD-rAk9ir1CSpF-4W96BqL4p1sMhiMiSiPcbCemMBoRpdEbwqh5NR8yDCi1dcIohE0zhITh4dzDcCalJnzSrLrDZfGPDdqINqr7qiAqvLoCnNXYiNWZbX6scoJ2ArfVZUiTxzDUiTzbjk0MI3u1-TvRkqiUzPYN2DVnXM4CU33b5yQ9GfVR\/s5184\/DSC06697.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZsXKT9F8vHYD-rAk9ir1CSpF-4W96BqL4p1sMhiMiSiPcbCemMBoRpdEbwqh5NR8yDCi1dcIohE0zhITh4dzDcCalJnzSrLrDZfGPDdqINqr7qiAqvLoCnNXYiNWZbX6scoJ2ArfVZUiTxzDUiTzbjk0MI3u1-TvRkqiUzPYN2DVnXM4CU33b5yQ9GfVR\/w400-h300\/DSC06697.JPG\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This is what a bridge brigade looks like from behind \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We also had a basket of<br \/>\ncandy bags to hand out to people walking by and stopped in cars.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I tried that task for a while but after a few<br \/>\nrejections I gave up.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But Charlotte, oh<br \/>\nCharlotte was NOT afraid of the rejections!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While we held letters and waved at cars whizzing by underneath us,<br \/>\nCharlotte handed out candy bags to cars stopped at the red lights.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiggjGjUih2SVhaWOow8eaBTm5QAmfmag-oqgdtdfX_dpIOKEpiPwsh8hpXIgyD2zATu3uW5d10JGzxOvXZuKifzsf7HBNy7N2KVPED34wBoC3hVDmvjhk9Fq-6NgaWTvZUfamHInMmyJt_0d-PzuDOpvdEsO6vgBbOwnb3J0lY5hR2Pyix5ewO-889r3xf\/s5184\/DSC06696.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiggjGjUih2SVhaWOow8eaBTm5QAmfmag-oqgdtdfX_dpIOKEpiPwsh8hpXIgyD2zATu3uW5d10JGzxOvXZuKifzsf7HBNy7N2KVPED34wBoC3hVDmvjhk9Fq-6NgaWTvZUfamHInMmyJt_0d-PzuDOpvdEsO6vgBbOwnb3J0lY5hR2Pyix5ewO-889r3xf\/w640-h480\/DSC06696.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Bridge Brigade crew hard at work (that&#8217;s Charlotte with the big heart &#8211; literally and figuratively)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cHey, I got a $10 donation!!\u201d<br \/>\nshe reported as she handed over the money.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>\u201cAnd only ONE PERSON flipped me off!\u201d she said (as if that was a good<br \/>\nthing <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"> ).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQLKJlC1okydNnsYBPWbPFOehh6H9c3qK0Hj74og5zavEaT5_rpGE2d6DaEjUhXs3CzjX5RtH1-pCjRHfLLRQPbN8MdD7DezQniJe-ld2PdvH2vxhJSxiLQScUQj5Obd5c2pWfU8xPoy0nWE0rss6JaUkNxBkp1D6zHVfmrKasb_esrkdE-0H2MQN-Atxw\/s5184\/DSC06693.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3888\" data-original-width=\"5184\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQLKJlC1okydNnsYBPWbPFOehh6H9c3qK0Hj74og5zavEaT5_rpGE2d6DaEjUhXs3CzjX5RtH1-pCjRHfLLRQPbN8MdD7DezQniJe-ld2PdvH2vxhJSxiLQScUQj5Obd5c2pWfU8xPoy0nWE0rss6JaUkNxBkp1D6zHVfmrKasb_esrkdE-0H2MQN-Atxw\/w640-h480\/DSC06693.JPG\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">We stayed until the sun<br \/>\nset and it got chilly.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>By then I was<br \/>\nfeeling pretty crappy.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I had been going,<br \/>\ngoing, going all day and my energy was zapped.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>My nose was runnier and my cough was worse.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But we had one more task for the day \u2013 a run<br \/>\nto the grocery store.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I still had the<br \/>\nbasket of candy bags in the car, so after we were done getting what we needed,<br \/>\nmy partner David suggested we take candy back in and hand it out to the Trader<br \/>\nJoe\u2019s staff.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>What a great idea!!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">We walked around giving each<br \/>\nemployee a bag of candy and a World Kindness Day postcard.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It made them so happy!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cHey, you were kind to us,<br \/>\nwe want to be kind to YOU!\u201d two employees said as they handed us a bouquet of<br \/>\nflowers.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Kindness begets<br \/>\nkindness.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Kindness ripples.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They are everywhere!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">World Kindness Day.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>A day set aside to remind us all that being<br \/>\nkind is important.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is needed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is imperative.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I like to think that<br \/>\neveryday is \u201cWorld Kindness Day\u201d at the Big Yellow House.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But even so, it is good to have one special<br \/>\nday marked on the calendar.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, MARK<br \/>\nYOUR CALENDARS, friends.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>November 13,<br \/>\n2026 will be World Kindness Day again.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Let\u2019s celebrate it together.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">P.S. \u2013 As I was writing<br \/>\nthis, someone knocked very quietly on our front door.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I answered it even though I am still dressed<br \/>\nin my red flannel pajamas and saw someone I didn\u2019t recognize was standing on<br \/>\nour porch.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cGood morning, can I help you?\u201d<br \/>\nI asked.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cHi.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Yes\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Ummm, I am new to Arlington.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I lived<br \/>\nin DC but just came here.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am a<br \/>\nsubstance abuse counselor.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just got<br \/>\nmyself a job here.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But I need some food,\u201d<br \/>\nthey said, standing next to a wagon full of amazing donations that someone left<br \/>\non our porch while I was still sleeping.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I welcomed them to<br \/>\nArlington and asked about food likes, dislikes, allergies, how many people<br \/>\nneeded to eat, etc.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I learned that the<br \/>\nperson did not have housing yet but did have a vehicle.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cGot a can opener??\u201d I questioned.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cNope.\u201d<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cGo into 7-11 and use the<br \/>\nmicrowave?\u201d I clarified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cYes ma\u2019am.\u201d<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cI got you,\u201d I told them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cAnd hey \u2013 do you want hot chocolate or<br \/>\ncoffee??\u201d.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">They sat on the porch as I<br \/>\nran down to gather food.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Because we have<br \/>\nhad so many donations lately, it was easy to find super tasty options.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I came back out to the porch with a basket so<br \/>\noverflowing that I had to get a back-up basket.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>They gasped when they saw how much food there was.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cHere.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>You look through this while I make the hot<br \/>\nchocolate,\u201d I told them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhatever you<br \/>\nwant &#8211; put in this bag.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>What you do not<br \/>\nwant leave in a pile here.\u201d<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Oh, my goodness they were<br \/>\nhappy.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Thankful for the hot chocolate.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Grateful for the food.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Happy to get deodorant, wipes, and<br \/>\nlotion.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And a can opener.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t want this RICE?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Don\u2019t like rice??\u201d I asked when I saw the<br \/>\ncups of rice in the \u201cdo not take\u201d pile.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cNo ma\u2019am, I do like rice.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But how would I COOK it?\u201d they asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cIT IS COOKED!\u201d I told them<br \/>\nexcitedly.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cYou can heat it and eat it<br \/>\nright out of the cup, or you can just eat it cold!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Hey \u2013 this pasta is already cooked, too!\u201d I showed<br \/>\nthem.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>With this new information that the<br \/>\nitems were pre-cooked, they decided to take them.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cBut how will I EAT it?\u201d<br \/>\nthey wondered out loud.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI don\u2019t have a<br \/>\nbowl\u2026 I will figure it out.\u201d<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cWait!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have that!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>We got it for another guest but they haven\u2019t come for it yet.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Let me grab it.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And with that, they now have a plate, cup,<br \/>\nbowl, and 2 dishtowels that we had grabbed at Ikea.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I asked how they had found<br \/>\nus.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWell, I needed food.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So I decided to ask my phone.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And it showed me THE YELLOW HOUSE and said I was<br \/>\nonly 5 minutes from here,\u201d they explained. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cAhhh, you found us<br \/>\nonline!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>You know, we tried to keep it<br \/>\nquiet and not get online\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are really<br \/>\nbusy and have a lot of people coming and we didn\u2019t want tooooo many people to<br \/>\nfind us.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But hey \u2013 someone put us online<br \/>\nand now we have 5-star reviews!\u201d I laughed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Seriously though, we have 5-star reviews!<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I showed them the pantry<br \/>\n(which they had walked right past to get to our front door but hadn\u2019t noticed).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I explained that they could come anytime day<br \/>\nor night, and that the system is to take what you need and leave enough to<br \/>\nshare with others.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe all have to take<br \/>\ncare of one another,\u201d I said.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u201cYes ma\u2019am.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Yes, we do.\u201d<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">This person is a substance<br \/>\nabuse counselor.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Had a good job in DC,<br \/>\nbut lost it when the administration cut funding for vital programming.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Now they are starting over.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span 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