Marina Miller found herself texting with a stranger at 5 a.m.
It was a conversation that veered into funny, with a fellow Greater Victoria resident a little frazzled and anxious, travelling with family on what should be the start of a fabulous Mexico vacation.
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She found and purchased the required medication, and arranged to have it waiting at the hotel when Marten含羞草研究社檚 family arrived in Mexico to start their holiday. They return this week, but Marten was so grateful and overwhelmed she thanked her new acquaintance publicly, in the same format she reached out in the first place.
Miller含羞草研究社檚 day had been busy and the 5 a.m. adventure forgotten, until she got on social media that evening and found an effusive thank you.
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The online kudos earned hearts, love and awe in the comment section.
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Little acts of kindness 含羞草研究社� and there are many in Miller含羞草研究社檚 life 含羞草研究社� can have a ripple effect. When you help someone, you never know who they含羞草研究社檙e connected to, who else it might impact now and in the future. They含羞草研究社檙e not about recognition, she said.
含羞草研究社淲e live in a time when we want to be recognized for every good thing. We don含羞草研究社檛 need recognition, we should just work on doing what含羞草研究社檚 right. I含羞草研究社檇 do that thing whether you含羞草研究社檙e looking at me or not.含羞草研究社�
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