Stories of Kindness from Around the World

The Light of Gratitude!


--by prschnei0, posted Dec 17, 2014
I write 10 things for which I am grateful every day, posting them on Facebook, and have done so for well over a year.

Several months ago my mother died after a long illness. It was expected and we had her on Hospice care for several months. I wrote of my feelings about her impending death and the places where I found gratitude and joy during that time, and continued my writing following her death.

One morning, several weeks following my mom's death, I received a beautiful note expressing how much my writings had meant to someone from another part of the world.

While my mom was dying, their loved one also lay dying. Every day that person opened the computer and read my words, and somehow they helped. I was deeply touched that words I  wrote to help make sense of my dark days could lighten the dark days of someone across the world. I guess we are more connected than I realize!
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Readers Comments

edwin wrote: That was inspiring speech. I feel terribly sorry about your mom ;(
jake987 wrote: I love that story it really meant alot to me
pappusodhani1 wrote: Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. It surly give us a motivation.
Naazie wrote: what an inspiration, thank you for the karma bucks :)
mindyjourney wrote: Thank you for being such an inspiration during a time of such sorrow. Blessings on your journey through grief.
kperrine wrote: You are the light of gratitude
jomartin87112 wrote: How lovely that something so painful for you could help someone else! Thank you for sharing this!
Mish wrote: Yup, we are all one another's Angels, for sure. Blessed be.
Wolfskin2000 wrote: Thank you for these inspiring words. It is indeed amazing to read and realize how much we can mean for other people without even realizing so. Thank you for sharing :)
debbe530 wrote: Condolences on the loss of your mother. Thank you for sharing your journey with others. Recently discovered a wonderful book called Transcending Loss, published in 1992 I think. Reexamines the way we deal with grief and loss in this country. Excellent resource.

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