Gift of a Smile
I wanted a sign for the end of my driveway with our house number so I asked my carpenter son to cut me a big flower. He did this and presented it to me last Mother's Day so I could paint it. It was such a gift of love because I enjoyed the entire day doing something creative. On the side without the house number I wanted to write something to inspire anyone that drove out of our driveway and decided to just write SMILE!
It reminds me what a gift a smile can be to ourselves and everyone we meet. During the winter the sign came down and stayed down for several months. As I was walking on my street early in the spring my neighbor said she missed my sign so much. Each day she walked by it made her smile. I was so happy I went home and asked my son to re hang it so it would never come down!
- Posted by dancingmeadow
- Jul 4, 2016
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Giving Grace a Ride
Yesterday I was leaving the grocery store, loading up my car with my newly purchased groceries when a woman walked up to me and asked,
"It's so hot outside. Would you mind giving me a ride home?"
I had a fleeting thought of fear and concern. But instead I just let myself feel love rather than fear in that moment.
I took a breath and smiled, turned to the woman, and said "sure."
I gave her a ride and we had a delightful conversation on the way to her house. When we exchanged goodbyes, I told her my name and she told me hers.
It was Grace.
- Posted by dancingmeadow
- May 27, 2018
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