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  1. I loved this post. You write so well. The only thing I liked about chemo was having a bald head ! So easy ! My hair is kept very short so not a lot of upkeep, but still more than you. Perhaps I should shave mine. Keep lifting us up Brenda.

    1. If I don’t share these experiences with you, it may as well not have happened. Sharing means I put it in your heart as well as my own.

  2. Your words, your words, your words….so beautiful and this Brenda is why you have to keep up your blog. Your writing style with moments like strangers all talking about their bald heads is why you still can put it so well with your words.

    1. This blog is a huge part of my life. Part of my routine. And it comes from a place deep within.

  3. I love these serendipitous occurrences that can be so uplifting. I had a similar experience the other day when I stopped by my local health food store to pick up a couple of things. I was looking at kombucha in the cooler when an older woman nearby said, “Are you getting kombucha? It’s really good for you. I used to make it.” We struck up a conversation and I learned that she was ninety-one–she looked about seventy–was still active and did home-care for “senior citizens”! She had the most bubbly personality and talked about having raised five children and told me about her grandchildren and great grandchildren and the ways she kept up her spirits–mostly helping others. Anyway, we had such an up-lifting chat and I left feeling utterly blessed by the encounter. I’ve tho’t several times since what a wonderful brief meeting with a complete stranger that I will probably never see again. It has given me a lift of spirit for days.

    You just never know when a blessing like that will come your way if you are open to it. The world does indeed have positive things happening all the time!

  4. I loved this story today, Brenda! I can just imagine being there and hearing the whole thing in person. It definitely brought a smile to my face hearing about it from you. Thank you for sharing!

  5. What wonderful experience!
    I have noticed those who say they are not interested in marrying are the next to get married. I promised my aunt that I would not remarry. She was her husband’s caregiver for years. He was much older than my aunt.

    1. I will never remarry and I will never date. Haven’t in all this time and I don’t plan to start.

      1. My husband passed away six years ago and I have no desire to date or marry! I’m not sure if that is because my marriage was not a very happy or loving one because my husband was an alcoholic and a narcissist!

  6. Love this story of a few minutes in your day – it will be remembered and enjoyed much longer. People talking to each other – rare these days and precious as this shows.

    Mary in PA

    1. These days we worry about a lot of things while out in the public. This truly was a precious memory I will hold on to. We all went our separate ways and that was it.

  7. It helps to have a nice shaped head and ears like you do, Brenda…I probably should shave my head as there is little hair left after this year (2nd covid bout plus so much stress it could kill a horse…seems that and maybe other issues, like thyroid etc have had a huge impact). I read if one’s hair falls out due to stress, there is a chance (after 6 months) that it will return…I had not a lot to begin with in recent years, but now…I am hoping to have what is left cut short and then I have ordered a hat to see if I can manage to wear that when leaving the house (the sun is very hot here and I do not want to burn my head!!) But hair is so much our identity, it is very hard to deal with loosing it…getting older is not easy, but I think loosing one’s hair is harder. At least you chose it for yourself!! Do you wear hats and if so maybe you could share with us, where you found them and what you think??

    1. Never worn a hat. Never sunburned my head. I never have used sun block and probably should. But just as I don’t use face cream, I hate to have things on my skin. I’d end up wiping it right off.

  8. This is sort of story I’d love to read everyday. Even with all the crappy news that make the papers or internet I know there are millions of positive stories of all different kinds going on every day. Thank you so much for sharing Yours.. It truly brightened my day.

    1. That is the reason I like to read Brenda’s blog.

      1. That is exactly the reason I read Brenda’s blog, too!

    2. You’re welcome, Sonny. Yes, lots of bad news out there. But I know there are good ones we just don’t hear about.

  9. Since the isolation of the pandemic and of being a caretaker for my husband, I never pass up and opportunity for conversation. I try not to be a pest, but a few words with another person is medicine for my soul.

  10. Nice story! We all need this kind of positive connection with each other in this day and age!

    1. If only there were more people who talk to strangers in a nice way, in a nice conversation, without harshness or politics mixed in.

  11. When I saw the title of this post, I was worried that you had a bad experience. How wonderful to read a happy tale of chance encounters with strangers! I’m sure you each brightened each others’ days!

    1. It sure brightened my day! Conversations that begin with my hair. Or lack thereof.

  12. Just shows how so often first glance of someone has so many layers. One shaved head due to frustration, one on a whim, and one from complete loss of control. Same appearance. But so different stories and emotions along with it…and all learned in about 10 seconds. I love these chance meetings. It’s like the world’s reminder to think deeper about things, enjoy each other, and a light reminder we are interconnected.

    1. A chance meeting between strangers who would never know each other’s names. And it didn’t matter anyway.

  13. I don’t shave my own head but I have the beautician use clippers on the back and sides and spike the top. I decided to cut my hair very short after my heart attack because it was so difficult to keep it up. Since I have cut my hair short, I have had compliments on it and several of my friends have gone and gotten theirs cut like mine. Its all Good!

    1. It’s everyone’s individual choice. But boy, is it efficient to shave your head and not worry about all the things that deal with hair: brushes, shampoo, hair dryers, hair cuts, etc.

  14. What a wonderful chance conversation. I bet that made you smile all day long when you thought back on it!!

  15. I love it when random people reach out with a comment in a usually anonymous place like a grocery store or medical office. After it happens, I always promise myself I’ll pay it forward, but I never do. This post is encouragement!

    1. As I said in another comment, so many bad things are going on in our world right now. It’s nice to have a little levity and strangers communicating without fear of violence.

      1. Exactly. Every time I’m in public, I try to say at least hello to someone I pass or encounter. If a brief conversation ensues, so much the better. People in public usually talk to me first (Brian always says I must have “talk to me” stamped on my forehead) anyway. We never know whose days we will make just by saying hello or making a compliment such as, “I like your hair”.

  16. I’m going to be smiling about your wonderful chance encounter for the rest of the day. Just a few minutes of great conversation, not about religion, politics, etc but about hair. I love it!!!
    I, too, had a snicker and giggle about the gentleman saying he wasn’t looking for a woman! LOL
    Have a great day, Brenda.

      1. And, me because I have zero interest in having another man in my life. I’d enjoy having a friend like you have in your next door neighbor but that’s not easy to find.

  17. I have been reading your blog for years, and don’t normally write comments, but I just had to comment on your post today. I really liked your “hair experience” with the strangers. It was such a lovely thing and nowadays we need all need to hear more about the little sweet things that happen in every day life

  18. That was so beautiful! Three people brought together because of their hair styles!

    1. You just never know what will bring people together. During these harsh times, we need that.

  19. Such a sweet and funny story! Thank you for sharing it.

    1. It was both sweet and funny. And odd for three strangers to talk to one another over shaved heads!

  20. Did you not get a good laugh out of the comment of the man who cut off his ponytail when he said he wasn’t looking for a woman? (I did). A moment of shared comradery among the three of you and the man pushing the lady’s wheel chair – humor can bring people close together, even if it’s just for a second or two. It resonates and stays with a person and can bring a smile to their face throughout the day, and maybe every time in the future too.

    1. Yes, I did get a good laugh. He spoke up and became part of the conversation. I’m so glad he did.

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