tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post446013510487406860..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: The kindness of strangers...can mean the worldJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-39800781721875857472012-10-25T10:42:11.040-05:002012-10-25T10:42:11.040-05:00This is a beautiful post and it brought tears to m...This is a beautiful post and it brought tears to my eyes. It's amazing how small acts of kindness (or rudeness) from a stranger can completely turn our day around.<br /><a href="http://www.andtheycallmemommy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Lacey @ And They Call Me Mommy</a>Lacey Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250271598245854413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-90046538701986689702012-10-24T21:19:57.641-05:002012-10-24T21:19:57.641-05:00It also brought tears to my eyes, especially since...It also brought tears to my eyes, especially since I know and love Petsistance with all my heart too. It also reminds me of standing at the desk of the third hotel to stay in when homeless during the Bastrop fire. I was asking the lady at the desk just one more time if a room had come available that night since I had called everywhere with no luck and was picturing sleeping in the lobby. "No, I'm sorry," she said again. Just then a man turned and told me he would give up his room and stay with a friend. I'll never forget that kindness from a stranger at a moment i felt helpless, discouraged, exhausted, and hopeless. He turned my spirit completely around.lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-66631659283248437222012-10-24T12:09:38.577-05:002012-10-24T12:09:38.577-05:00Thank you for sharing this, Julie. It brought tear...Thank you for sharing this, Julie. It brought tears to my eyes. It is a wonderful reminder that our little acts of kindness really can make a difference.alejnahttp://collectingtokens.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-63776826578368546782012-10-24T10:45:18.092-05:002012-10-24T10:45:18.092-05:00Oh, J - I'm glad you found some good in a hard...Oh, J - I'm glad you found some good in a hard day.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-71966334967680175982012-10-24T09:25:46.047-05:002012-10-24T09:25:46.047-05:00Kyla and Rebecca -- it really does make a big diff...Kyla and Rebecca -- it really does make a big difference. When we do it, it seems like nothing, no trouble. But to the recipient, you never know, it can be the thing that tips the balance.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-15031630215168891042012-10-24T09:18:04.630-05:002012-10-24T09:18:04.630-05:00That is to say, I was okay, not depressed. That is to say, I was okay, not depressed. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261436575594375081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-28523450338005850482012-10-24T09:17:22.425-05:002012-10-24T09:17:22.425-05:00The little things, good and bad, are often the big...The little things, good and bad, are often the biggest deal. I'll still never forget, though it was 25 years ago, the stranger who came up to me as I sat in a hallway outside a professor's office, waiting for my turn at office hours. I was daydreaming, and probably looked pretty "checked out." But this total stranger came over and asked if I was okay. I must have looked not just vacant, but depressed. I was, and I told him as much, but I was so cheered by the fact that he took a moment to care, and to express it.<br />Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261436575594375081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-86386641082655860782012-10-24T09:06:14.175-05:002012-10-24T09:06:14.175-05:00Little things make the biggest difference so often...Little things make the biggest difference so often. I'm so glad there was kindness for you amidst the struggles yesterday. Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.com