this is a thread to remember (and carry!) the little kindness that i receive from people around me!
1. i asked a coworker how to do something. a while later, she came back to see if i still need help.
2. my friend willingly drive me around to eat together.
3. a work friend skipped a bought meal to eat out with me when she learned that i had no companion that lunch.
4. my team leader noticed me having trouble following the meeting and wrote the meeting minute for me.
5. my coworkers answered my messages about work stuff on the weekend because they knew i was on probation period, a fresh graduate, and an easily panicked person.
6. my department head negotiated with HR to get me more days off work, so that I have more time to prepare my grad school application.
7. my coworker helped me with math test relating to my grad school application (he just saw me studying and offered to help, saying that he loved math. i didn't come to him for help).
8. my coworker shared his breakfast with me when we went on a trip together. we had to leave at 4.30 am, he bought breakfast at a convenience store, asked if i ate anything, and shared with me when i said i had not.
9. my ex-coworker answered my messages asking for their advice, suggesting actionable strategies and sharing their personal experience.
10. my department head, when i was new at the job and made a mistake, instead of scolding me, told me that perhaps he didn't say it clearly so i misunderstood.
11. my friend taught me how to drive.
12. my friend made time to have dinner with me, then said it was her treat, when i told her about my failed test.
13. my friends send me youtube videos/ instagram reels/ etc. about mental health on a regular basis.
14. when i was having trouble looking for a job, my friend posted my cv on her linkedin. she didn't send me the post, or connected with me on linkedin at the time. but i found the post, and she said the nicest things about me.
15. my mom noticed me buying bánh mì from a particular shop and bought me one for breakfast, without me asking.
16. my mom noticed me stressing about a test and asked me to go on a walk in the park with her.
17. my cousin, when i told her that i failed a test, asked me if i'd like to go out for dinner.
18. my friend came to my house, took me to dinner, when i told her that i failed a test.
19. my grandmother was really invested in me being admitted to my favorite grad school and told me that she prayed for me every time she saw me.
20. my grandmother noticed me liking a snack and sent some to me.
21. my dad drove me to an event and waited to drive me home after.
22. my cousin knew i needed a new suitcase and bought me one when she saw that it was on sales.
23. my coworkers texted me good luck, early in the morning, on the day of my test.
24. my coworker checking on me, asking if i was lonely when my close work friend was absent.
25. my team leader gave me fewer tasks when i was preparing for my grad school test.
26. my coworker carried stuff for me when we ran into each other at the office exit, bought me snack when we ran into each other at the office vending machine.
27. my coworker peeled shrimp for me at another coworker's wedding.
(to be continued)
