This week I was having a busy day and I needed to get a number of gift bags full of delightful things from the back of my car. I trudged out and opened the hatch, I pulled the first bag out and a second bag fell to the pavement. Inside each bag was two glass jars of candy and now this unfortunate bag had only one. This accident was just too much, I was busy, distracted, overwhelmed and now I was staring at jelly beans and broken glass all over the parking lot at my feet. My parking space is right next to the street and in those seconds where I was just staring down in disbelief a pedestrian offered help. She shared concern, seemed as sad as I was to see the cheerful jelly beans all over the ground, and she instantly both shared my disappointment and offered help. I told her that I would handle it but thanked her so much for her offer and her stopping. It really did help, it shook me out of my negative spiral, it reassured me, it made me realize that there is so much more good than bad around me. As she moved on I began to carefully pick up the glass and sugary treats, and another couple stopped to ask if I needed help. It could have been just another set back in a busy day, instead it turned into a memory for me about how strangers can be brought together over spilled jelly beans and can turn a grimace into a smile. So I guess I was contemplating crying over the spilled jelly beans, instead I smiled at the kindness of others when I have in fact spilled the beans.
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