Ripples work for you as well as being worked by you. People always talk about the kindness of strangers, but I know about it first-hand.
Recently I stayed with friends in the little village of Wells Next the Sea in Norfolk. Friday night, and again at breakfast on Saturday, Bob checked the bus timetable with me. Surprisingly, there were only two buses to take me to the train in Kings Lynn on a Saturday – the one at 11:05am and another around 4pm. I settled on the early one.
I got to the little green where the buses stop at about 10:50am and checked the posted timetable. Yup. 11:05. I waited, checked my watch – it’s now 11:05. I waited. 11:15. I waited. 11:20 Still waiting. Now I was worrying. Only had ten minutes to make the connection at Fakenham, and that window was now gone!
There’s another bus line that goes through Wells, but they go to Norwich, so I walked the 20 feet to that bus stop to read their timetable. While I was doing that, a middle-aged couple stopped at the bench where I had been to rearrange their shopping, and looked worriedly at my bags. I explained they were mine and told them about my ‘lost bus’.
The man who was quite large, sat down and opened a 2-litre bottle of red pop and started drinking it. My first impression was low class! While we were talking, a lady who had been sitting on the next bench (it was warm and sunny now that I was going home), came over and said the bus was permanently off, as were several others. I put on my Best Bright Face, and said I was in no big hurry and sooner or later I’d get home. The big couple gathered up their stuff and said goodbye.
The lady then sat down next to me. She’s the housekeeper for the Priest at Walsingham, and was waiting for the 12:15 bus to go there. I used the opportunity to ask her about a Shrine to the Lady of Walsingham. Some nun saw a vision there in 1050 or so, but she said there had been a Shrine to the Blessed Mother there for a long time before that. I smiled and thought to myself, “another Sacred Place of the Goddess hijacked by the Christians!”
Just then a car pulled up, and a man leaned out and said, “Get in, we’ll drive you to Kings Lynn.” These were the two people who had stopped at the bench earlier! I sort of stammered I couldn’t afford much, and he said, “Who asked for money? It’s a nice day. We always take a drive on Saturdays, and it might as well be to Lynn.”
I accepted. When the Goddess gives, you take. They were such kind people. My first impression had been so wrong (there's a lesson there!)They took me right to the station, and I was there by 1pm, so I was ahead of the game.
I thanked them, and promised to do something very good for someone to pass this kindness on. I have a very large debt to the Universe for this one! Now, every time I read this, I will remind myself to thank them and send good thoughts their way. MAY THEY HAVE BRIGHT BLESSINGS!

From MommaWhiteCougar
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