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The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around
I was standing at the traffic lights with the weight of the world on my shoulders when a man approached. He will probably never know the impact he had on my life Read more in the kindness of strangers series My cousin had recently died in a terrible accident and I had been the one who had to identify the body. It was one of the darkest periods of my life, on seemingly every front: I was in the midst of a divorce; it was during the global financial crisis and the company I worked for was badly struggling, making every day feel heavy with uncertainty and stress. Everything was a mess and I was emotionally exhausted. One morning during rush hour, I stood at the traffic lights waiting to cross on my way to the office. I was lost in my thoughts but must have looked like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, because something unexpected happened. Continue reading...
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I was standing at the traffic lights with the weight of the world on my shoulders when a man approached. He will probably never know the impact he had on my life Read more in the kindness of strangers series My cousin had recently died in a terrible accident and I had been the one who had to identify the body. It was one of the darkest periods of my life, on seemingly every front: I was in the midst of a divorce; it was during the global financial crisis and the company I worked for was badly struggling, making every day feel heavy with uncertainty and stress. Everything was a mess and I was emotionally exhausted. One morning during rush hour, I stood at the traffic lights waiting to cross on my way to the office. I was lost in my thoughts but must have looked like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, because something unexpected happened. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around, I was standing at the traffic lights with the weight of the world on my shoulders when a man approached. He will probably never know the impact he had on my life Read more in the kindness of strangers series My cousin had recently died in a terrible accident and I had been the one who had to identify the body. It was one of the darkest periods of my life, on seemingly every front: I was in the midst of a divorce; it was during the global financial crisis and the company I worked for was badly struggling, making every day feel heavy with uncertainty and stress. Everything was a mess and I was emotionally exhausted. One morning during rush hour, I stood at the traffic lights waiting to cross on my way to the office. I was lost in my thoughts but must have looked like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, because something unexpected happened. Continue reading…
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