Part 2 of 3 in our series…As Blanche Dubois so elegantly stated in that masterpiece A streetcar named Desire, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.

Have you ever thought as you bounce around like a pinball through life, how many encounters you have with complete strangers? From the grocery clerk to the barista, people come in and out of your life. 99% of the time, they are nice.

So today take a moment to be grateful to these strangers. Say thank you to the gate agent when you check in for your flight. Give an extra smile to the mailman when he delivers your mail. Maybe even try to turn that stranger into a friend. You never know!

And this is a stranger that I met on the first cruise I took by myself..she became a friend – this is us on a trip we took together. Not sure who the other strangers are in the pic…