Feb. 14, 2018- my final blog

Today was my last day of the poverty challenge, which I'm not sad to see come but am so very grateful for experiencing.
I packed my usual lunch before heading to the office, but was pleasantly surprised with the donated pizza provided for all the staff. I don't normally eat pizza, however there were 2 gluten free options which I most certainly wasn't going to turn down.
I have learned so much on this challenge. I learned for one that I have become a convenience shopper. Instead of stopping at another store to save substantial amounts on a product, I just buy it all at one store to save time. Not anymore. I will only buy Dairyland milk for my family now as Shoppers and Walmart only accept that brand of milk jugs to collect your .25 cent deposit. In the past, I have thrown all milk containers in the recycle. You add that up over the course of a month or a year, and that's a lot of wasted money. I will buy what's on my list instead of adding extra items which I don't need. But the most important thing I will do is, after spending 5 days closed off without being able to connect with friends and family, if someone takes the time to text and are therefore clearly thinking of me, and I can take the time to read it, I will respond. If I don't have time to respond, I wont bother opening it until I can.
I noticed with all of my challenge cards, there wasn't anything positive that happened to me. I honestly believe that if everyday bad things keep happening to you, you need to send out different vibes into the universe, cause even if just nothing bad happens, that's a good day.
When looking at the world now, I see a lot more oranges, reds and yellows but at the same time see some blacks and greys. If we all did one thing each day to try to improve someone's day, a relative, co-worker or a strangers life, they too are likely to do the same. Not necessarily in a monetary way, just something to make them smile and feel good about themselves, a kind word even, this world would be a better place.