Readers Comments
smileswithhope wrote: This is a really inspiring story. "By simply bringing a little sunshine into people's lives I brought joy into my own." So true. Thank you for sharing.
Brian Zhang wrote: You are a great lady. Wish you peace and happiness. Thanks for your sharing.
couellet wrote: Beautiful!
erinvictoria wrote: What a great story. Helping others is the best medicine to make yourself feel better. I'm sure your husband had a big smile on his face while he watched you. It's july, but happy valentine's day! I'll never forget this story.
moral12 wrote: It was thoughtful of you to give to others. Good karma to you!
Spoonerism wrote: Hi duchess, i think we all worry that we might be sharing a story for the wrong reasons. But in the end, especially on here, knowing that the story could inspire another 20, 40 even 1000 other stories in the future is all we need to send in that post. I couldn't agree more about valentine's day being all hyped up (peapod and i celebrate a random saints day instead)but i'm glad you found a way to banish that feeling of gloom and spread some joy at the same time! I love the giving out flowers stories, especially since you can brighten so many people's days! :-) thanks for sharing.
thebigkind wrote: Thanks for sharing your story. If you had kept this to yourself, people like me on the other side of the world wouldn't have had a chance to share it and be inspired by it. I used to think similarly to you in that acts of kindness should be a quiet affair, but i have since developed another view. It is our true nature to be kind and generous. Why should we "hide" that part of us? In hiding it we deprive ourselves of the pleasure that comes with sharing it, and the pleasure and inspiration it provides for others. Even though there is a place for annonymous random acts, there is a much greater place for openess and celebration. This site is an amazing example of this, if everyone thought this way there would be no stories to read, to be inspired by, to be reminded of how wonderful people really can be, to have faith restored in a world where much of the news is "bad". People's stories amaze me, and cheer me on, they bring out my soft side and have helped me develop more compassion. I loved your story. Keep sharing and shining your light. Stories like yours brighten my day, and i'm sure many others. Love and blessings to you.
Paula Kiger wrote: Thank you for sharing that. Blessings to you.
companion wrote: What a lovely person you are. Made me think more about others and less about me. You are awesome duchess/lady. Xxoo
rainbowSmiles wrote: This was such a b'ful story, i loved it! Truly the only way to overcome our own loneliness and distress is to make others happy even for a moment :)
Wish you are able to leave message of love to others every single valentine in memory of your husband.
Regards, love, smiles :)
Wish you are able to leave message of love to others every single valentine in memory of your husband.
Regards, love, smiles :)