26/08/2026
This week I was reminded of a time a total stranger gave me a kind reminder...
..it was a ~7 years ago.
I was new to biz.
I had a toddler and a FIFO hubby.
That particular day I’d taken my son with me to our local cafe.
He was sitting content in the pram - sharing my food, being all cutie patootie 🥰 (he was the calm child I could take to cafes and sit relatively still with for 30mins 😬)
It was actually a beautiful moment.
Then all the to do lists start dancing round in my head and the “what the f*ck am I doing” and “what the hell do I even need to do to make this work” thinking brings on an exhausting overwhelm.
Tears 😓😓
Tears rolled down my cheeks and I was like “just finish your food and go home you fool”
A lady came up beside me.
Placed her hand gently on my shoulder.
“Be kind to yourself” she says
In true awkward me style - I laugh (like, snort laugh style) and nod. But I don’t look up.
She heads back to her table and continues brunch with her friend.
I smile at Koda and give him the last piece of my avocado toast.
Finish my coffee.
Pack up and head to the counter to pay.
“What table?” asks the waiter
“Table 12” I reply
“And table 14 please… I’m paying for those two ladies too”
I walk out with cry eyes,
but head high.
Kindness was the circuit breaker.
It quietened the thought spirals and lightened the self talk.
This week I sent a little kindness and few friendly reminders out into the universe.
I hope they fall in the hands of a Mamma who needs it, like I did that day.
Much love to our community who continue to offer kind words and kind gestures to this small business and the members in it.
I love what we're creating together.
R xx
