--SOMEONE CARES ~~

--[PASS IT ON]

--GOLD-STAR SERVICE ~~

~~~THE grocery cashier handed me my receipt, pointing out the survey at the bottom. "If an employee gets positive comments from customers, we receive a pin like this." she said, tapping the gold star pinned to her shirt.

Joe the bagger said, "I'm the only one here who doesn't have a star." Joe was in his forties and had a disability. He had worked at the grocery for years and always been kind to my kids.

In the car, I filled out the online survey. I texted friends and family who shopped at the store and told them about Joe and the survey.

Weeks later, Joe had two gold stars pinned to his uniform. His smile was shining brighter than those stars. Why not let essential workers know how much you appreciate their service?

--'Guideposts'/DS~
[Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. 'Twas not meant for thee alone. Pass it on. Let it travel down the years, let it wipe another's tears, till in heaven the deed appears. Pass it on. ~]