LITTLE GESTURE-BIG WORLD

How about a blog 'homework' assignment?

Awesome, I knew you would be up for.

Let's review the saying;

It's the thought that counts

Thoughts are FREE

Sometimes they are good,

sometimes not so good.

My thoughts,

probably like yours turn into ideas.

Ideas turn into projects.

Sometimes big, sometimes small.

You know what I'm saying

I should make this for so-in-so

I should mail this to so-in-so

I should do that for so-in-so

I should give this to so-in-so

BUT

This big ole messy world causes us to shove those nice little gestures for others into the back of our mind.

WHY?

Cause it takes a little extra effort.

Cause it makes us think outside of SELF.

Cause we are busy.

Well that's really lame.

We can do better than that.

Being on the recieving end of a BEAUTIFUL

little gesture can be huge!

It can totally make your day, week, month......

Or maybe you will always remember the thoughtfulness and continue to pass on the LOVE.

So.....class....are you still there?

Are you still listening?

Ok, great.

TODAY: Practice A Random Act of Kindness

MONEY TO SPEND: Up to you.

TIME TO SPEND: Up to you.

LOVE TO SHARE: A huge amount.

Below are some A plus examples.

A personalized Starbuck giftcard recieved via SNAIL MAIL

(love getting letters the Pony Express way)

Thank you Jessica for treating me to a...

VENTI

SKIM

QUAD SHOT

TWO PUMP

EXTRA HOT

NO WHIP

MOCHA
Was so excited about the gesture, I framed it.

The cutest coffee mug ever, it even matches the paint color in my dining room.

Thank you Heather, a fellow DANCING QUEEN herself.

(drinking out of it as I type this post)

A dedicated McLeod member surprised me one day

with a personalized CD of songs we could use in Zumba Class.

Thank You Janine

(she also made me a chocolate pound cake, I ate it too fast to get a good picture)

The perfect sized journal to put in my MOM magic bag.

Coffee cups with fun sayings.

(I'm sensing a theme)

Thank you BFF Jennie, the latest verse jotted down in it.

ROMANS 15:13

A lively fun loving dancing lady in her 60's greeted me at the gym

with a fabulous smelling rose and sweet note.

(what girl doesn't like to get flowers?)

Thank you Molly!

A padded envelope filled with new highlighter sharpies. NO NOTE!

Real friends don't need to explain anything.

The gesture spoke a million written words.

Thank you Cristina, my oldest friendship ever!

Found this note one groggy morning by my coffee maker.

Written on a ripped up piece of scrap paper.

My 8 year old mimicking LOVE notes found in her lunch box.

Thank you Delaney, love the sharpie color picked.

BIG OR LITTLE

EXSPENSIVE OR NOT

YOU DECIDE

EITHER WAY

IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS!