The Kindness of Expressing Affection

"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives."
― C.S. Lewis

One of my dearest friends was in New York for the weekend.  He sent me a photo of one of my favorite stores with the simple caption, "Thinking of you."  And, of course, that little kindness made me smile.  Just thinking about him makes me smile because there is so much kindness that I associate with him.  Sending me photos and thoughtful (or hilarious) texts is one of the many things that he regularly does.  But so often, if not most of the time, we think about people who are important to us...  and yet, they don't know it.  There is kindness in expressing our affection for the important people in our lives.