Thursday, November 7, 2013

Kindness in a Postcard

"Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot."
Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's

More than two years ago, a dear friend from college sent me a postcard while she was on vacation in Provincetown on Cape Cod.  The card has a black and white image of Audrey Hepburn in her Breakfast at Tiffany days.  My friend said that the photo made her think of me and wrote:  "'Being Audrey' is definitely a state of mind...  It seems you are enjoying yourself 'being [you].'"  I keep the postcard by the mirror I use every morning.  It gives me a little boost of confidence, encouragement from someone whose opinion I value, which on some days comes in especially handy.  It reminds me that my friend thinks about me -- probably more often than I know -- and that she took a few minutes during her vacation to tell me.  I don't know if she even remembers sending the postcard, but her kindness continues to make me smile.

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