I walked in and was instantly lost. I had no clue where to stand! But you ever so nicely directed me, then when it came time for you to take my order, you were so awesome my face started to hurt for my huge smile, I know you put a touch of joy in my tea because my day only got better after my encounter with you, I left you a note on a napkin, I hope you found it. Did I say you were cute as hell too? —Apple Cinnamon Giggles

I just wanted to send a big thank you to the cab driver who drove my daughter all the way home to Eastern Passage from the hospital at 4am on Sunday, June 10th in the morning. She was at the hospital helping a suicidal friend get help. She didn't give you a tip because she didn't know she had to and I forgot to tell her that you tip cab drivers. Thank you for being nice to her and getting her home safely. My next tip will be a big one so hopefully karma will pay it forward to you someday. —Tip It Forward

You have brought so much happiness, thoughtfulness and ease into my life. I have never laughed this hard with a partner and I feel incredibly fortunate that we stumbled across each other in this life. I have always looked for the good in bad situations and meeting you during one of the worst times lets me know that things do happen for a reason. I used to hate hearing that, now it makes me smile like a fool. You are wonderful, handsome, strong, caring and you make me feel lucky. —Sunshine

You are a sexy mystery and I'm very intrigued to explore. You are so close, but yet so far. —Always Get What I Want

I'm the guy who bought you a lottery ticket. Being totally smitten I had to buy you one. Sorry if it was strange. I don't think I've ever bought a random person a lottery ticket before but you are so cut---that was my awkward way of saying I like you. Hopefully I'll be less awkward next time. —Caffeine Fiend

Can you imagine if everyone took a chance to explore as much of Canada as they could without wasting away at a job they don't like and finding alternative ways to make money? If everyone stopped to talk and asked the person sitting there asking for money what roads they had travelled and what brought them to where they are right now? If the people that live in the city they came to see showed these "drifter kids" the hospitality that we are world renowned for instead of making myopic assumptions based on appearances and then whining about it? If we all had enough kindness and compassion to take one animal, our best friend, everywhere we went no matter the circumstances? Imagine if we all felt so liberated! Wouldn't this just be a sea of happy, well-adjusted, fulfilled and non-judgmental people? Have some respect, there are many ways to live your life. —Not Normally a Bitcher

Giggity...more times than I could count. —I Made a Puddle Again

Glad you liked the poem---Auden was well before his time in terms of his social consciousness. The poem is not really about looking before you leap, but the opposite. That is to say that the leap must happen, regardless. The leap may be a painful but necessary detour, or it may be an inroad that leads to ecstasy, but it must happen. You cannot unknow or unfeel something, unless you want to succumb to being a simple conveyor of convention (boring!)---transcending convention is so much more fun and challenging...still, somehow, I think you maybe kinda got that. Hope your future leaps bring you infinite joy, love and wisdom. Good luck! —A Fellow Passenger

In the past few months I've found Halifax a very angry place to be. I've noticed it on people's faces everywhere. But the sun has come out, the tightness in my chest has released. I breathe deep and send loving thoughts to those who need them. Weirdly, I've started noticing the kind things and the warm smiles... I smile more, laugh more and do things for people I don't know. Why not try it, Halifax. You'd be amazed what a great place this can be. —It Started with a Smile and Meditation

It was awesome. —Now I'm Baked