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A basket marked “Help Yourself” held more than fresh vegetables. One tomato carried me back 65 years.Almost every time I go to Pilates, there is a basket of fresh vegetables waiting by the front desk. Almost every time I go to Pilates, there is a basket of fresh vegetables waiting by the front desk. They are clearly homegrown. Odd shapes, wonderful colors, tomatoes that look like tomatoes instead of something manufactured to survive a grocery-store shelf. And tucked into the

I lost my bandana on Friday. After a busy weekend, I was back to the same trail on Monday, where someone I’ll probably never meet had made sure it was waiting for me. After a week of thinking about how far our own small acts of kindness might travel, I found myself on the receiving end of one. I had been hiking on Friday and apparently lost my bandana somewhere along the way. I didn’t even realize it was missing. Then on Monday, halfway through another hike, I reached for my

Forty-one years later, the tables have turned. The little girl who came along to my marketing events grew up and put me to work at hers. 😂 Some stories take a very long time to come full circle. That little girl on the telephone is my daughter Ali. It was about 1985, and apparently I was already teaching her the fine art of talking on the phone. Over the years, Ali came along to more marketing events than either of us could possibly count. She grew up around my work. Fast-fo