Hi @Mustang67 @What a beautiful story. It gives me a warm glow just to read this : ) and illuminates the butterfly effect perfectly. Everything we do and say impacts others and  the positive is what makes the world go round! I’m smiling as I write this because what you and your collecting acquaintance shared is magic! It’s the stuff that lights us up : ) gives us hope and surprises up when we least expect it. Kindness can make such a difference to so many peoples’ lives… Like imagine your acquaintance has kids and what you’ve done brings a bounce to their step too. It just spreads happy-joy to see and feel humanity in motion. And it brings me joy to read your story. I’ve just spent hours upon hours trying to get help for my brother…and now I’m on hold AGAIN with Mental Health Hotline for 49 mins now as a final step for this eve and checking in here helps me cope with the stress… 49 mins is not a hot line lol. Sheesh. So then I read your message and it’s transported my whole night into something less stressful. There is something about connection that does that and it’s truly helpful to change mindset when things don’t feel comfortable. It just totally shifted my headspace. So there you go, feel doubly happy - you’ve cheered me too : )

Who knew coins could bring so much joy!
I don’t have a tic tok account but you are making me want to get one and join the group sharing cool coins. I accidentally purchased the King Charles 2024 set from RAM and don’t want it. I meant to buy the two first coins from Queen Elizabeth and King Charles (yes, they have that set) but this set arrived. Obviously, I checked the wrong box. But now I guess I have something to trade?  

Thank you for sharing the coin info you posted today. I don’t have the authorities books on coins yet and just follow my interests and keep an eye on second hands stores and Gumtree and of course, my change. I once found a $100 note with a serial number that was almost Edith Cowan’s birthday 0802(6)1861. Except for that darn 6, that note would have been a bonza - though it was the American date pattern Month/Date/Year rather than Date/Month/Year. But the odds I would actually find even the year of her birth blew my mind. And now I remember random facts like Edith Cowan’s birthday. And have been tempted to explore the other people depicted on notes like David Unaipon on $50 not and his story is breathtaking too. I love looking for patterns, dates, radars, runs in serial numbers now. As you can see yep, totally hooked!

Still on hold to mental health hotline and it’s been an hour…

I’m going to share a meme I saw today as a good night thought to all who’ve taken the time to ready my meanderings… Enjoy a good nights rest : ) and may you have many blessings to ponder upon tmrw 💐