The jump-off line is from Small Kindnesses by Danusha Lameris
Small kindnesses:
- The rain that fell to disperse the heat
- The free days that laid in your path
- Those words that were just right for you today
- The key piece of information that had fallen into your lap
- That tiny advice you gave out because you could
- That direction given that sent you on your way
- That something you read which blew everything wide open
- That hunch of yours that turned out to be true
- The lady that asked you whether you were all right after you had been accosted by some weird racist who verbally assaulted you
- The Spanish lady on FB who stood up for you who you recounted this to and said she was sorry and it was not OK
- The reception lady who became kind whenever you had a nose bleed or fell down that time and got a big cut on the knee and lower leg
- Sponsoring a badge for a courageous child
- Words offered that took you forwards
- Waking up rather than already fading into the Great Oblivion
- Able to enjoy a book
- Finding a good drama to pass the time
- Able to work from home
- Able to control your own schedule, more or less
- Having enough to wear
- Knowing what to do every day
- Having food prepared to your liking everyday
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