Post it Forward

Today as I was sipping my morning coffee and perusing the real time status updates of my friends on Facebook and Twitter, one particular post caught my eye. A good friend of mine posted that she had received a nice little surprise this morning at the drive-through Starbucks. Apparently she pulled up to the window and was informed that her drink had been paid for by the woman in the car who had preceded her. The coffee came with a note saying that since this woman had a stranger do the same thing for her last week, she wanted to pay it forward. Nice.

After reading about this exchange, I personally was inspired to do the same thing and look forward to surprising someone on their next coffee trip. And if her one post inspired me, perhaps it inspired others, and consequently a ton of folks are going to be receiving a nice surprise to start their day. While impossible to quantify perhaps, it's fun to think about the impact that starting your day with an anonymous blessing might have. Imagine starting off each day reading a tweet or post about how someone was blessed unexpectedly. For all the debate about social media, this is a prime example of why it is such an incredible force for change.

Look out whoever follows me through the drive through. Your next espresso is on me.

Post it forward.

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