By I was reminded this morning that kindness changes people. I was already in a pretty good mood as I set out for work this morning…it’s warm enough to not need a jacket, the sun was starting to rise, and I took some time to make myself feel pretty this morning (I put on makeup).
As I reached the BART station, a woman stopped me to tell me how she liked the color of my hair. I thanked her, and said something nice about her gorgeous red hair and she called me pretty.
It’s been a long time since someone called me pretty. It felt so nice! I was grinning as I got on the escalator and headed up to the platform. As the regulars showed up, I got more compliments, on my jewelry, on my dress…and by the time the train showed up, I was practically glowing.
I didn’t even mind that my feet were bothering me or that my back and knees were complaining. As I sit here at my desk at work with my first cup of coffee and a to do list 3 miles long, I’m still feeling all warm inside.
It’s the little things, a heartfelt compliment can make a person’s day, change hearts, I’d go so far as to say it saves lives, but I don’t want to be overly dramatic. Just remember, Readers, kindness matters. Every day, every hour, every minute. In all things, be kind.
We can’t know what someone else is going through, what burdens they carry, what hell they’re walking through…take the moment to be kind, because it costs you nothing and as the image above says, kindness is magic.
Wave that wand around, sprinkle that magic over everyone and everything. Think of it was glitter for the soul.
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