What a wonderful season. Thanksgiving. Wow, think about it. How many opportunities have we missed to tell those that have loved us and supported us THANK YOU.
This is the perfect time. The holidays bring into our lives so much emotion, at least it does for many. And between now and the end of this year, there are so many small acts that we can all do..
As we guide our children to live a life of gratitude, take advantage of this beautiful season to reach out to those who deserve thanks, and those that just need it.
A thoughtful heartfelt act of love from a child is a memory that is not easily forgotten.
I recently had one of my customers call me with a touching story the other day. Her hairdresser lost her husband a few months back and spoke of the difficulty this holiday may bring. My customer mentioned this in passing to her 7 year old daughter.
When working on her gratitude journal a couple days later, her daughter told the mother how happy she was to have all of her family with her (YES, THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD..). That of course brought up conversation about the hairdresser, and the daughter decided to send her a special card.
The card had a photo of the child on the front, holding out a bunch of flowers as if she were handing them to the hairdresser). I don't remember the exact words she used, but in the card she simply acknowledged the hairdressers difficult time, and that she (the little girl) loved her and hoped that the card would make her feel better.
The hairdresser cried when my client went back in the salon. She had that card, proudly displayed. She said that every time she looked at that beautiful little angel holding those flowers for her, and all the effort that went into making that card, she felt a warmness that she could not explain.
Now honestly, that card was not hard to make. It was a Send Out Card and once the photo was taken, the card was made in 5 minutes or less. Send Out Cards even puts a stamp on the card and mails it for you.
The point is that we can all make a huge impact, by small little acts. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
