Sometimes people will honor you unexpectedly. Yesterday was such a day. A coworker came to my desk with a large
bag. It was a fully rib dinner from a
local barbecue. My colleague did not
need to do this nor was it expected. Her
actions were solely to celebrate me and show gratitude for the work I do.
The meal was excellent.
I emerged with fingers covered in sauce and my belly was full. Beyond that I realized how much the
unexpected kindness had impacted me. It
made me wonder about this all evening.
This is random acts of kindness week.
Kindness is something I try to be intentional about but I also allow
room for the spontaneous.
I think there is always room for more kindness. The impact on me of this kindness was to make
me wish to be kinder. I am fueled to
look for opportunities to be kind. None
of the things we do to be kind are wasted.
A great byproduct of being kind is that we find it harder to hold onto
anger and hurt. Kindness has a healing
effect in me.
When I am kind I feel better. This unexpected gift of a dinner made me feel
good as well. It moved me to more
kindness. I hope to continue to grow in
this.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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