Elevator Dance Party

One time me and my bestie, Jamie, were at Stella's Fish House. We got in the elevator to go to the roof with 2 guys we didn't know. Somebody accidentally pushed the button to go to the private party room floor. Jamie and I decided in an instant that when the doors opened we should all be dancing in the elevator. We quickly begged the guys to join us and they just looked at us weird and laughed. The elevator doors started to open, we started to dance and to our surprise, these two strangers started dancing with us! So here we are, with no music, busting some serious moves with all the people in the party room staring at us. At first they were all like, "er?" then they were all like, "what.....?" and just as they doors started to close you could see smiles creep on everyone's faces. It felt like those doors where gonna take all day to close on their own but we committed till the very last crack of people's confused and smiling faces were gone. I love my bestie and those two random strangers for playing along. I need more things like this in my life. Spontaneous awesomeness.

Cinnamon

A very friendly and sweet, mentally challenged woman comes to vacuum and mop our apt complex once a week. If I run into her, we say hi and exchange pleasantries. Today I went to get my mail and she was sitting on the steps taking a break, which she often does (bad knees). I asked her how she was doing and with no hesitation she looks at me with tears in her eyes and says, "My cat died. I got a sympathy card in the mail from the vet today". I am a huge animal lover and having lost many pets myself, I immediately sympathize with her. She tells me all about how Cinnamon her cat had tumors, that he was 13 and she had him his whole life. I tell her how sorry I am, that she did the right thing and how I know how hard it is to lose a pet. I promise her it will get better. She is still crying and upset, and her honest emotion is just breaking my heart, so I hug her. And I think everybody knows what happens when you're barely holding on and then somebody hugs you. You really let go. She had a good cry and then I carried the vacuum back up the steps for her.

A little while later I pass her again in the hall and she says, "You know, you really made me feel better." and THAT made me feel pretty good too.

I wanted to tell this story to remind people to not underestimate the affect you can have on someone, even a stranger. You're a pretty powerful person. The smallest things can make a difference. You could make somebody feel better and that rocks. Now, GO HUG SOME CRYING STRANGERS!

R.I.P. Cinnamon