Some things that I've been thinking about on and off recently with no context, most of it from strangers
"You have such good energy, I really needed this." Before a deep exhale of relief, a moment to catch her breath.
"Smiley! I missed you!" "Angel is that you?! It's been years!"
"Wow you look gorgeous, your aura is stunning."
The hug from an old coworker I used to be very close with, she smelled the same. Tide and sundried laundry, "I was just thinking about you, I miss you."
"I don't know if you remember but you really helped me in highschool, I made some of my best friends because of you. Thank you."
Through tears, "Did you write this? What's wrong? Did you write this?"
"Got my sunshine today." "Oh yea you had a chance to get out? It's gorgeous!" "No silly I got to see you, I'm so glad we got to see you today, you really do brighten the office."
"You're the first person to smile at me today, thank you."
"I think you're the only person who noticed I wasn't showing up to class."
"I'm sorry, I know I'm taking awhile." "No, no take your time. Literally I'm in no rush. No where to be." "Thank you.....I'm sorry...I'm frazzled. I'm having a hard time with my mother, she's getting old, fast. I'm scared. I don't know why I told you that.'
A lot of things followed by "I don't know why I told you that."
"I don't remember when our friendship started, it feels like we've just always been friends."
"Do you wanna go with me to my dad's? He isn't home I just forgot something for school. Promise I'll keep the windows down the whole time."
"Are you okay? You haven't been talking much during class."
"I missed that smile, I'm so glad I got to see it today."
"I saved the paper for you, I was worried when you didn't come the last two weeks." "Oh classes had gotten cancelled." "Oh what a relief, I was worried something might have happened. You're my favorite regular, you're always so polite."
"Oh is that you nice girl! Nice girl I haven't heard from you in a bit! Come to the window baby I missed you."
"Thank you for being kind to me today, I needed that."
"Me and my daughter think about you a lot, we miss seeing you there."
"I hate that we have to part ways, the market leader said we can't hog you anymore and you have to go to another branch." "Well I am a floater, I'm supposed to move around haha." "Yea but you should just work here! You don't realize how much we fight over you in this area."
Making eye contact with people and watching their face light up when I talk to them. It's usually a quick interaction but it's so different than how they were speaking to the person in front of me than how they speak to me. They get their little sparkle back in their eye