Jan 10
8
Little Acts of Kindness
Yesterday, I was helping with a service activity. There were many people who I only knew through service experiences we have shared. We accomplished what we needed to accomplish, and I was waiting for a family member who had a few other things to get done. I was sitting on a sofa in the foyer. A person who had been serving with me stopped to say goodbye. This person took a few steps toward the door, turned around and said: “Do you know that I love you?” It was unexpected, but I replied, “I love you, too.” Then I thought, how kind. How many times do we say “I love you” in a day?
All day long I thought about this little act of kindness which changed how I felt. I wasn’t sad, but all of a sudden, my heart felt a little lighter. I felt more confident, more empowered. I have been pondering how I can express my love more often. And do I tell people I know, not members of my family, that I love them often enough? Do I just assume that they know that I love them? And if we all express our love for each other more often, how will that change the world?
