It was Halloween, 2 years before I finally became pregnant with the boys.
Halloween, not being my favorite holiday, meant that I went to the movies the night our development advertised the scheduled trick or treating. It also meant that I had quite a bit of candy left over, because in a moment of weakness or delusion I had purchased bags of goodies that I never handed out that year.
So I brought them to work.
I brought a plastic pumpkin too, hey it’s all about the presentation right?, and I set that candy on the side of my desk.
A funny thing started to happen, people were still coming to find me and talk, but they were also taking a piece of candy with them. I would notice that someone who might visit only once a week now came to see once a day. Big Wigs and Vice Presidents even found their way to my cubicle for a sweet treat after lunch.
Soon the dish was empty and I noticed that my visitors were a little sad, a little pouty.
Ohhhhh..the candy, right?
So I went out at lunch and bought some more bags of candy.
HAPPY FACES returned and I noticed that much like the way you smile and it makes someone else do that same (even if they are having a crap day) , the candy was making all of us more positive.
As a girl who loves to decorate with the seasons, I soon found bowls for the candy to match the holidays or time of year. I also took great pride in never having a truly empty bowl. I learned what everyone loved and made it a mission to find the kind of candy that people enjoyed.
I would smile knowingly when someone expressed that it was “their favorite kind”.
“I know” I would say in my silent heart, and it would burst with Joy at making someone’s day.
and I gave it a name:
“My Karma Candy”
so it’s continued…..going on 5 yrs now. I even made J buy and bring it here when I was on bedrest, I wasn’t going to let the Karma Candy bowl empty while I was praying for a happy end to my own prayers.
I truly believe that the bowl that sits here is the key to some of my happiness.
The reason that I have things in my life to be thankful for is because
I give people a little pick me up everyday.
And in return I get the sweetness of that gift.
I used to have a big canister that I always kept stocked with animal crackers in my office. People would come see me, chat, and grab a few crackers to munch on. I haven't done it in awhile but this post got me all excited! I'm buying animal crackers this weekend for my office!!!
And, those little things are why we love you so much.
Awww! That's great, Kir!
You rock. And your picture made me hungry for candy.
That's awesome! I have a small candy dish in my kitchen that I keep stocked with chocolates.
I used to work at a very busy urgent care clinic. Around 5pm (the slump of your 12 hour shift, and always insanely busy) the charge nurse would take a big bowl of candy to each employee for a pick me up.it worked! It was always fun to pick your candy, take a minute to two to eat it and breathe. The patients never seemed to mind, and always noticed how happy we were after a Hershey's kiss or box of dots. We all donated whatever candy we liked, so there was mostly always stuff we liked!!!!Your are awesome for doing that for your co-workers! They definitely appreciate it!!!<3
I love that you do that, it is just so sweet
I love the name! What a great way to think of it.
I love brining goodies to the office. It's a perk for everyone!Come work with me… err maybe not, we'd never get any work done.
of course you are the one who has a bowl of candy sitting on your desk. I feel like I get to walk away with a little piece of sugar every time that I visit your space here. The thing is Kir, I do love your words more than I could ever love a piece of candy.
I love brining goodies to the office. It's a perk for everyone!Come work with me… err maybe not, we'd never get any work done.
I used to have a big canister that I always kept stocked with animal crackers in my office. People would come see me, chat, and grab a few crackers to munch on. I haven't done it in awhile but this post got me all excited! I'm buying animal crackers this weekend for my office!!!