A gift

Last week, I was the recipient of something unexpected. It was also something hoped for, something wanted.  But I had prepared myself as best I could to be without. This preparation became an ache inside my soul. I knew I had to do this.  I did everything I could to be ready for this hurt; a hurt that did not come. 

You see, I have expected more than I could have in the past.  I have viewed myself as deserving, when actually I had something to learn. And so, when I received it without expectation it became.... the best gift of all....I am so grateful to God!

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo F. Buscaglia