What’s Gone Well Today? ®
Here’s an easy way to recognize others… and in turn change how we look at our day, and our life.
When has someone made your day with the service they’ve given, or something they’ve said or done for you? Sharing these moments may inspire others. They lift the spirit!
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Walking downtown with a friend who after a while asked where there’s a public washroom. He didn’t want to use a business’ washroom without buying something. As we walked along, I remembered Market Square and thought they’d have one.
They DID!
It was bonding – true to his values.. a moment indeed!
A 3.5 year old friend is becoming very observant. When she’s at our home, she quietly notices what’s going on and then can be asked if she’s seen a particular item. Last night it was a prized marker. Loni and I looked all over for it. Then we phoned her mother, who asked her daughter who pointed out the last time she had had it a hour earlier and where it was now with no cap on it. “Below where I was marking Easter eggs.” So accurate and helpful. A new asset for the team!
When I walked into the library today, the clerk was busy with another customer, but when she saw me approaching her desk, she called to another clerk in the background and explained what I was looking for , although we hadn’t talked. She was spot on.
I came up to her with her customer, and handed her one of my You Made My Day cards.. “When you have time, this is for you.” She loved it.
Over the history of UVic, buildings have been named for memorable personalities in the course of UVic’s history. Recently Shelagh Rogers ended her position of university chancellor, for 7 yrs. Now she , who had a long running CBC radio show, The Next Chapter, was honoured with her name on several of these new tiny free libraries on campus. Talk about a living legacy!
The Canine What’s Gone Well
Pulling out of our driveway, I noticed a guy walking his dog about to cross Cambridge Ave. I slowed down to give them space without a car hovering while they would be crossing. However, the dog happened to noticed across Faithful St. two other dogs with their human coming towards them. This first dog then tugged at his leash and tried to cross over to his friends ( the amount of tail wagging and wiggling was enthusiastic to the (ca)nines 😉) His person didn’t stand a chance, and so they met up with the other two dogs who were also wagging their tails and waiting for their buddy to join them. As I turned the corner to go down Faithful St., all I could see was the two guys standing while the three dogs did the canine greeting sniffs, tail wags and general body language that said “Great to see you! Let’s go play!” . I smiled for quite a few blocks as I drove away.
Loni went to the bathroom at the theatre. A woman near the stairs to the washroom, sitting waiting for her friends gestured for me to sit beside her, to wait. I asked her how long she’d lived in Victoria.
Born here… moved to Toronto for 34 yrs but always wanted to return eventually. When her children began dating she asked them to choose partners who had a positive feeling about living on the West Coast.
Now she’s returned and all three of her children and their families’ live in Victoria as well.