So I pull into the local Jack-in-the-Box drive-thru this morning and I hear a familiar female voice saying these words, “Good morning Cedric, let me guess, you’ll have one sausage, egg and cheese sandwich and two ham and cheese sandwiches, right?” And of course I smiled at the speaker box and said, “Thanks Delta, you’re always on your game.”

I pulled on around to the window and then heard these words.  “Oh, a blonde lady pulled up after you last week and said that she wanted to pay for your next meal.”  “WHAT!  Are you serious?  What was her name?” I asked, but she couldn’t remember.  Hmmm…  Now I’m on the hunt to see who’s spreading random acts of kindness.

As much as I try to be spontaneous in life I must admit that there are still many things that are routine about my day.  One thing for sure is I am routinely looking for opportunities to engage in random acts of kindness.

Twice a week I pull into the Jack-in-the-box drive-thru in the morning after dropping my kids off at school and I order a sandwich for me and two extra sandwiches for others.  One is for the local school crossing guard and the other is usually for the neighborhood foster kid that walks to school frequently without eating breakfast.  Smiles and “Thank You’s” from the recipients are commonplace and I always respond with, “Don’t pay it back, pay it forward.”  Well, I guess someone decided to “Pay it forward” to me this morning and I want to take this opportunity to issue a public, heartfelt “Thank You” to that unknown, blonde, kind citizen.

I shared this story with you today in hopes that it will stimulate the creative juices in you in the days ahead.  Question:  Do you make random acts of kindness routine?  How are you choosing to bring a smile to others during the day and show them that you care and that they matter?  Are you celebrated when others see you coming are just tolerated?  Hmmm…  A few days ago the crossing guard told me that every time he sees my truck he starts to salivate. LOL…  We got a good laugh out of that one.

I have many different types of random acts of kindness that have now become routine over the years, but that doesn’t make me special.  That just makes me an attentive, intentional human being.  I invite you to join me on a journey of daily intentionality and dare to make random acts of kindness routine in an effort to make other peoples day GREAT.  And, in the process you just might find that you’re making your own day GREAT!

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