The Tipping Season

A Chronicle by Coral Spa Store | SAS

There’s a point in the year when the air shifts

not because of the weather

but because people finally remember

the hands that held their world together.

The mailman who never missed a morning.

The delivery driver who knows every doorway by heart.

The quiet workers who guide Grandma’s safety to  Dr Weil, and the ER staff who stitch up Neville after those TikTok cartwheels thrills.

The ones who  stumble under the weight  of your furniture at the door

 who speak to your Ring camera with sweat rolling down their backs

after the small summit they just climbed to deliver your toddler’s crib from Bed Bath & Beyond-

often unseen, often unthanked.

This is the tipping season.

Not the season of spare change

but the season of recognition.

The season where small gestures stretch far

and a simple thank you can land like a blessing

on someone who’s been running on fumes and faith.

For sixteen years, I’ve served with my own two hands 

wrapping, crafting, dusting showing up even on the days

when life handed me more weight than reward.

And every so often, someone remembers

that behind every service is a human

who deserves to be seen.

To those who tip, who give back, who acknowledge the work 

you don’t just offer money.

You offer affirmation.

You remind us that kindness still circulates

in a world that moves too fast to notice.

So here’s to the tipping season —

to generosity that doesn’t need an audience

to appreciation that travels quietly

and to every service worker

whose effort keeps someone else’s life stitched together.

May this season meet us with open hands

warm hearts,

and envelopes dressed in Benjamins 

and may we never forget that gratitude

is the most human currency we have. 

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