Sunday, October 5, 2014

The Kindness of Cheering Each Other On

"Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving.  Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything."
― Ziggy Marley

We all know people who don't make us feel better.  After seeing them, we somehow don't feel as good as we might.  It can be a small barb or a negative comment, but whatever it is, it's not fun.  Thankfully, there are others...

I was thinking about this after receiving an e-mail from a good friend today in which she praised my making progress on some personal projects.  "How great that you are crossing things off your to do list," she wrote.  I had not even noticed my forward movement, but a shared photo and a couple of e-mails had given her enough information to connect the dots for me.  Earlier today in fact, I had been telling my husband that this particular friend always manages to find the good or the best in what I am doing and remind me of it.  Although it might not make the headlines, there is great kindness in shining a light on others' accomplishments.  In doing so, we not only make them feel good, but also help them continue to move forward.

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