You can never have too much kindness.

Today I was circling the supermarket carpark patiently, like all the other drivers, trying to find a vacant car bay. At one point I stopped to let a pedestrian and her elderly friend cross. A few turns later I happened to stumble across the same couple entering their car. The driver called out to me, “Here you go, one good deed deserves another.” Warm fuzzies. Then after doing my grocery shopping I was heading to my car and spotted a driver slowly approaching looking for a spot, I motioned to my car to let him know he could have my bay. As I was loading my boot with my shopping he got out of his car, came and grabbed my trolley and offered to pop it into the trolley bay. Gosh some people are just too kind!

I have met some very kind people since I started blogging. I receive email from people sharing their thoughts on blog posts I have written or just to say hello. One blogger I have become connected to is Teresa from Amelie in Wonderland. Teresa has been a constant source of encouragement and support in my writing quests and she is always there cheering me on from the sidelines. She offers the most amazing advice and ideas, I find her such an inspiration.

Right before Christmas we had been discussing sending each other gifts. I discovered Teresa shared my love of Marimekko, so I bought her an Unikko design mousepad after seeing she had completed an office reno. At the same time Teresa was artistically creating something for me out of Unikko fabric as well, and right before Christmas this lovely little parcel arrived.

How adorable is Teresa. Not only had she dedicated time to creating these beautiful items, she had put so much thought into it. A writer’s mat made out of Unikko fabric, with a plastic underside to place on the grass. A little soap pouch (or a mobile phone holder) in the same fabric, with beautiful smelling soap inside. An adorable whimsical Christmas stocking made lovingly out of Unikko fabric (our tree has never looked so fashionable!), I wish I remembered to photograph it hanging from the tree! And a cover for the writer’s mat which doubles as a laptop sleeve. Just gorgeous.

So in all the craziness of our world it is reassuring to know kind people still exist. People that will take time out of their own day to do something thoughtful for another. That something thoughtful can completely make one’s day, and just as I had left the supermarket smiling at the kindness that I had witnessed today, Teresa’s totally selfless gesture left me smiling for weeks.

Thank you Teresa, I am truly thrilled to have (cyber) met you.