Do you ever have those Mondays where absolutely every little thing goes wrong? The hot water isn't working in the shower. You overslept so you can't stop and get coffee because your gas tank is also on E so you have to stop at the gas station. The check engine light comes on. You realize on your way to work that your shoes don't match your outfit. And to top it off you forgot your cell phone at home. Today was NOT one of those Mondays for me, in fact today was a beautiful day and I spent it working at a yacht club on Long Island with a great group of people. But it got me thinking about what I needed to do as my Day 6 "thing I've never done before" and I thought about all the Mondays where all those things HAVE gone wrong (and then some) and all you want to do is crawl back into bed and give up so you can start fresh on Tuesday. So I thought maybe today's adventure should involve doing something to make someone else's day better, even with a small gesture. On my way home from work as I coasted up to a toll I noticed the long line of cars waiting to pay in the CASH lane as I made my way to the EZ-PASS lane. After a moment's hesitation, I veered over to the CASH lane and waited patiently in line until it was my turn to pay.
Me: "Hi, I want to pay for me and the two cars behind me."
Tollbooth man: "You want to what?"
Me: "I want to pay for me and the two cars behind me, it's my good deed for the day."
Tollbooth man: "Do they know?"
Me: "Nope, I'm just trying to do something I've never done before each day for 30 days, and today it's paying this toll for two other people."
Tollbooth man: "Are you one of those believers? Is this part of some religious movement?"
Me: "Ummm no."
Tollbooth man: "Wow! What else have you done?!"
Me: "Parasailing, eating fried oreos, trying to instigate a cop, a bunch of stuff."
Tollbooth man: "You are a wonderful person! I'm going to remember you! You have a good day. I've never heard anything like this in my whole life! How terrific! Good luck to you!"
Me: Thank you!!
As I drove away I felt thankful that I DID pay the toll for the two cars behind me because I'm sure they were starting to curse at me for sitting there and chatting for so long. About a mile up the road, they both caught up to me; a young girl in a Honda Civic who honked and waved and an older gentleman in an SUV who honked and saluted. I smiled the whole way home. It really was a great Monday.
See you all for day 7!! :-)
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