I heart fast food. It sucks. I wish I didn't. I want to eat healthy, really. I am doing pretty good so far this year in terms of not eating out. It was one of those, what do you call them?... resolutions, that's it!
I was headed to church last Sunday and I stopped at McDonald's for an iced coffee. Horrendously unhealthy but super yummy and in my not-so-rebellious life, a small offense. I have heard a lot about people paying for the car behind them in line at fast food restaurants. I thought it would be kind of fun, maybe I could make someone's day. So I did. $4.24 was the total (I must have picked the right person to get in front of...haha). My stepson still doesn't quite understand why I would even think of doing something like that, but that's ok it was a teachable moment.
A couple days later I had a great idea. In order to curb my eating out I would try to be more disciplined and if I did eat out, I had to pay for the person behind me too. It's a way that I can be encouraged either way- by being disciplined and eating food I know is good for me or by blessing someone when I have a weak moment.
On Friday, I dropped my daughter off to my sister before I went for some volunteering. I had to have a soda- stat! I drove into McDonald's (yes, my preferred place of processed food) and ordered my soda. Then I heard my voice in the back of my mind "if I go, I will pay for the person behind me." I went back and forth but decided that even if I wasn't being disciplined I still had to be disciplined and follow my plan. I was hoping my $1 soda didn't turn into the $20 soda. My husband would kill me!
Total: $3.28
Maybe this is something that you could try? It is kind of fun. Kind of random but good. You never know how a little deed like paying for someone's coffee or a child's Happy Meal can make someone's day or week. It's like a pay it forward. GREAT movie, by the way, if you've never seen it.
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