The day had been absolutely terrible. From the moment she had gotten up in the morning things had gone wrong. Her son had dragged his feet just long enough to miss the bus. Then she had gotten caught in traffic and the car over heated. By the time she made it to work she was over an hour late, and her boss had read her out. She had missed some important work the day before, which resulted in another lecture. She had dumped a cup of coffee on her skirt at lunch, then had broken a strap on one of her best pairs of shoes. Her car hadn't been ready when she went to pick it up, and she had to sit for an hour and a half until it was fixed. She thought, "If one more thing goes wrong, I will scream." She ran up the steps to her house dreading the thought of making supper and cleaning up after the children, but as she opened the door, her heart leaped. The house was spotless, and dinner was waiting on the table. A note at her place read, "For the world's greatest mom. I love you." Suddenly, the weight of the day was lifted and things got much brighter. It is the small ways that often mean the most. We have great power at our disposal to make other poeple's lives so much brighter and happier. It is a joy to God when we use our power for good, and use it often. A kind word can do so much, Lord. Help me to know when to say a kind word or offer a compliment. Let my words be a joy to those around me. Grace my speech with the light of your love.
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You only live once; but if you work it right, once is enough. There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
Would you like to kind..ly join us on the bus tonight...and go to a one year boithday...with a kind....a..crazy driver....to meet a lot of kind recovering people..and kind fellowship?
And after the kind speaker is finished? We get to kind..ly famish ourselves with lots of AA FOOD!!??? Hot Dam!!
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Hot Damm! Kind word, kind recovering people, kind speaker, kind fellowship, and a kinda crazy driver - who could pass up an offer like that. Put my name on the list for the bus. I will be going with empty pockets and leaving with them full (Phil taught me that trick). You see I need all this kindness especially today. This is kind of a down day for me because it would have been my dad's 82nd birthday. Now don't get me wrong I'm not looking for sympathy, I'm just sharing my feelings right now. So I can't wait for all this kindness to start. Just my share at this moment in time. Later - Jeannie
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You only live once; but if you work it right, once is enough. There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
um......Its still ok, to pocket the leftover stuff...but I think we hafta pass on the egg salad sandwiches ehhhh... I'm gettin awfully frustrated trying to get them out of my pockets.. with a spoon...:)
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"LOVE" devoid of self-gratification, is in essence, the will, to the greatest good...of another.
Hi Jeanie, I enjoyed your post and what a great reminder that no matter how busy I get, I can find moments in the day to do something for someone else . . .to maybe ease their load a bit too. :)
