Simplicity

I went grocery shopping at Trader Joe's today. The one I went to has a super tiny parking lot, and as a result, there's always a lot of cars going in and out and waiting for a parking spot. When I had finished buying groceries and put all my bags into my car, I returned the shopping cart to the "shopping cart parking" place (does it have a name?). I always feel a little guilty if I leave the shopping cart at some random curb or parking spot, so I make myself push it to where it should be parked. When I was walking back to my car, I saw a lady drop a bag of her flowers as she tried to put all her bags of other stuffs into her car. I just felt like I should walk over there, so I did, and I picked up the bag of flowers for her and helped her put it into her car. She kept going "thank you! you are so sweet. Thank you!" and I had no idea how to respond except to smile and say "no problem" and then run off to my car. It was so weird because most times, I think "oh, they will be fine" and just watch to make sure they are, but today, I got a rush of emotions and walked right over and picked up her flowers without any hesitation. Basically, "Hello stranger, let me help you. and... Bye!" It was somewhat strange, but great.