[Let’s continue kindness in 2019]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\nAfter returning to my gate, I sat waiting for my flight. Another traveler seated next to me asked me where I was traveling. After telling her, she informed me that the gate had been changed. She then went to the counter and the next thing I knew an attendant came and let me know where the gate was.<\/p>\n
By the time I left Seattle I was so filled with heartfelt gratitude. I could hardly wait to tell my family and friends all about it!<\/p>\n
Then I had the most wonderful Thanksgiving and visit with my family, including meeting great nephews and nieces and a sweet 3-year-old great great niece for the first time.<\/p>\n
I told a friend about my experience and she said the holidays make folks friendly. I’m sure this is true, but I want to say that this travel experience has been on my mind since I came back. I have gone over each event several times. I can’t stop thinking about this experience. It was such a lasting gift! We never know what folks are going through or the path they are traveling. The gift of kindness is worth everything. People often tell me that I am a thoughtful person. This string of kindnesses however, all offered to me, really choked me up and has stuck with me.<\/p>\n
I’ll repeat myself — every year should be a Year of Kindness.<\/p>\n
• Claudette Curtis is an Alaska Native and has lived in Juneau and Douglas since 1962. She is a retiree who spends her days volunteering for various organizations and causes.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Claudette Curtis is an Alaska Native and has lived in Juneau and Douglas since 1962. She is a retiree who spends her days volunteering for various organizations and causes. My Turns and Letters to the Editor represent the view of the author, not the view of the Juneau Empire.<\/b><\/p>\n
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