I posted this on a gratitude thread, but just have to share it again, so amazing:
Today the fruit seller outside my work building called me "my friend." And the man who bags groceries told the man ringing them up that I was a nice lady. And I came out of the neighborhood playlot/park behind a fellow with his family, who was thanking the park custodian for his service. Wow.
And an unknown someone sent me a box of fancy chocolates! No note, no occasion. Such a thing has never happened in my life. Who?