I had suddenly run out of oil paints just when I needed them. So I made a long________ to the only store around here that sells them.It was the ________ time to shop. The store was full of people and the checkout line was long. I could see the ________ on the faces of the people around me.It was no better in the parking lot and I found myself in the middle of a long line of cars waiting to pull out of it.

As my car was moving forward I ________ a middle­aged, thin black woman in an old coat. She was holding up a piece of paper that said,“Lost my job. Kids to ________!”I watched as car after car drove past her while their drivers turned their eyes away. As I came closer, I took out my ________ and pulled out the little cash I had left. I stopped next to her, ________ my window, and ________ put it in her hand.She smiled and said “Thank you” before the car behind me ________ me to drive on.

I drove away and ________ that I had helped her even a little. Was my small act of kindness ________ to her? I don’t know. Did it change the ________ of the driver behind me? Probably not. But it has been a wonderful ________ for me. We all want to make great changes and ________ great things, but sometimes a small kindness is all we can do. Just let your heart direct you then. Fill your days with small kindnesses and fill your life with ________.