| I was just visiting a friend, who through her | | | | the corner store was not good enough - I was |
| actions, was showing me how little things can | | | | looking for something more personal - something |
| have a great impact. I met this friend about 12 | | | | that demonstrated thoughtful friendship. I was |
| years ago - she is a friend of the family. I was | | | | filled with love for her and all of the sudden also |
| impressed by her because of her positive and | | | | for myself. I went through our garden and found |
| caring personality and the mature elegance she | | | | the perfect little gift. We have a fig tree with the |
| radiates. Although she has lost her husband and | | | | sweetest, tastiest figs right now, which I carefully |
| went though pain with health issues, she hasn't | | | | put in a nice little basket for her. The positive |
| lost any of these attributes. | | | | energy I felt choosing the gift also surrounded the |
| As I was looking forward to this visit today, I | | | | atmosphere when I handed it to her and that |
| was thinking about what to bring her as a little | | | | energy stayed with us throughout the whole |
| gift. This is when the impact started! Right then I | | | | conversation. It turned into a snowball effect as |
| visualized how she always carefully decorates | | | | she spread this positive energy later amongst her |
| everything, how she makes people feel important | | | | family just as I passed it on to my family as well. |
| and valued, and how her actions reflect the | | | | All that started with her being so caring to others |
| appreciation towards others and herself. | | | | and herself. |
| All of the sudden the usual flower bouquet from | | | | |