"How beautiful a day is when kindness touches it."
~Unknown, Submitted by Dee
in Florida
Good
morning!
When I was
10, I was a math whiz. My mother was always helping kids in our
neighborhood and we often took in a child who might have been having
problems in their home. One year, we took in a young man who was around
18 and wanted to get into the military. Unfortunately, his
education had been lacking and he was unable to pass the math test.
I went to
my school principal and asked if he could loan me elementary math
books. I started tutoring him 2 hours a night, beginning with first
grade math and gradually working upward. A year later when he took his
test, he passed and began a successful military career.
We didn't
keep in touch, but about 10 years later he called and left a message on
my mother's answering machine. He called to thank us for helping him
out and specifically for the tutoring. He was now married with a family
and enjoying a successful career. That message of thanks touched my
heart and has always been remembered.
Sharing
our thankfulness with someone else each day can dramatically enrich our
life and the lives of those we thank. This can be done in person,
through a phone call, or through a thank you card. Try to use thank you
cards instead of emails as the process of writing encourages us to slow
down (plus people are inundated with emails these days--there is
something about a thoughtfully written thank-you note that is very
special to both sender and recipient).
Your
Turn: Take a few minutes to generate a list of people you
would like to thank. They can be current people in your life or people
from long ago.
Your
Daily Affirmation: I am never too busy to thoughtfully express
my thankfulness.
