"A Week of 5 Dollar Smiles"

so, this week i decided to up the smilecard notch a bit more. i usually would affix a $1 dollar bill to the smilecard prior to tagging the recipient, but this week, i felt moved to increase the monetary value and see if that increased the value of good feelings that arise within us when we give!
so, on my way home from work, i cruised up the onramp to 880S and looked for the homeless man who stands alongside the cars right before the traffic signal--- there he was. i rolled down my window, connected with the eyes of this middle-aged latino man, and handed him a 5 dollar bill...then in the middle of the week during lunchtime, as i exited le boulangerie cafe in downtown san jose, i began to head back to my car to go back to the office. however, when i saw anti-war sentiments smacked onto a neighbhoring car in the form of two bumper stickers, i felt compelled to express my resonance with this driver's thoughts through a tag. making sure the coast was clear and the driver was nowhere in sight, i took out a smile card from my wallet, wrapped a 5 dollar bill around it, and carefully tucked the wrapped card behind the windshield wipers on the dashboard of the car. Luckily the wind wasn't blowing that day :)....To put a friendly close to this $5 dollar week, I went to my weekly spot at the "It's A Grind" cafe this evening and after purchasing my moroccan mint tea, i asked the cashier if i could give her something...surprisingly, the smilecard transaction flowed so naturally, as i simply explained that i was giving her something called a "smile card "(after which she automatically started smiling :), along with 5 dollars which is for the next customer to use..she safely secured the "tag" beneath her register, before i left, seeming to have so seamlessly kept the concept of kindness spreading."
i realized that it was not so much the increase in monetary value this week but rather the belief that i personally felt i had more capacity to give, that deepened my experience this week and expanded those positive feelings inside! just thought i'd share the good news! :)