I Caught Myself Today

Maria Beveridge

27 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

I smile at almost everyone I make eye contact with. And if someone looks a bit hard pressed I put a little extra into it.

I saw a man in the grocery store today. He looked hard pressed - and maybe homeless. I gave him a little extra smiling razzle dazzle.

I bought my groceries and headed out to the van and happened to glance over just in time to see him get behind the wheel of a BMW.

So many thoughts went through my head…

Good for you, brother
Look at me and my assumptions
Well, that’s a good reminder for me to not judge a book by it’s cover
Why does he look like a homeless person?!?
Still judging much?!?

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