Brighten Your Day

I just wanted to share something amazing that happened not too long ago and I hope it puts the biggest smile on your face like it did mine.

It's mid-afternoon and my mom and I were in the kitchen making homemade sushi and jamming out to The Cranberries when we hear the doorbell ring. We both look at each other in confusion for a brief moment because neither of us were expecting anyone.. So I immediately walk over to the door and look out the peep-hole... Nobody's there. I waited a couple mins and then opened the door (we also have a locked screen door on the outside of the front door), and right away I see 2 small folded up pieces of paper laying on the ground. I'm looking around like what the heck? Is this some kind of weird prank? So I quickly open the screen door, grab the papers, and go back inside, and I unfold these tiny notes to find what is clearly the handwriting of a child.

One note says "Dear Neighbor, continue dreaming, working hard, and being awesome. No one is just like you. Love, S.O. Happy for you." The other note says "Dear neighbor, when the going gets tough, the tough get going! You got this! Just work it out! I know you can do it so just try your hardest. Signed - Anonymous Neighbor".

When I tell you my heart INSTANTLY MELTED.

So my mom and I decide to check our cameras to see who left the notes, and lo and behold it was 2 darling little girls around the ages of 8-10. We watched them carefully and quietly tip-toe up to our house, grab the notes out of a bag, toss them on the ground and ring our doorbell, and then take OFF. We were cracking up! It was the best ding-dong ditching that's ever happened to me and I must say, whoever is raising these sweet girls is raising them right! That small act of kindness meant the absolute WORLD to us, and even though the girls don't know this, the encouragement and support those simple words carried were exactly what we needed at the time.

I ended up seeing them strolling down my street again about an hour later while I was walking my dog and they were hugging each other, holding hands, and giggling like crazy. It was the CUTEST THING EVER! What I would do to be that age again! 

I never saw them before that and I haven't seen them since, and although I'm not a religious person at all, I do believe the universe brought them to our door that day for a reason. And if you're reading this post right now, I believe you were meant to see those notes for a reason too.

I would love the opportunity to thank them one day, and I would definitely love to shake their parents hands as well. THAT is what life is all about, my friends. Spreading love and good vibes. 

It sorta makes me wonder.. what would the world look like if everyone was doing kind things like this for each other every day?

All I know is.. now, I am determined to pay it forward.