The Kindness of Not Making Someone Feel Badly

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
―Maya Angelou

I have a dear friend who never makes me feel badly -- even when I mess up.  A few weeks ago, we were meeting somewhere to do a good deed and I was running late.  When I called her to let her know, she said to me, "Oh my goodness, you cannot have stress about this.  I got you into this.  Just arrive when you do."  I remembered that today as I got my wires crossed about school pick-ups and she, once again, was very gracious.  We all know people who make us feel less than great about things, but what a gift my friend has to always make people feel good.