INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING

How this one kindness changed my entire day

Here’s a video

my son took

of me

at my wits’ end

end of the day

house a mess

nursing the baby

who missed her nap

so I could rush

and get my son

from chess to piano.

On our way

I told him to

take a deep breath

and he reminded me

he didn’t need one

that I did

and we laughed

because he was right

all this rushing

feels like ick

feels like cancer of the moment

feels like screaming

and pulling hair out

and I wonder

how my friends

with three children

manage

on their own.

In any case

like every case

we survived the day

and I lived

to tell this story

about how one act of kindness

one thoughtful thing

can change someone’s ENTIRE day.

Take a look:

I wasn’t sure

how I was going

to feed both children

and bathe them

and make it through the eve

on my own.

And my INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING

did this for me

and I tell you

this kindness

without asking

for anything in return

made me cry

and immediately

flipped my energy

and my stress levels

like a light switch

from a knotted ball of yarn

to a beautiful silk streamer

on the beach

at sunset

in 70-degree weather.

He then went on

to bathe with our daughter

and read to her

to help me put her

to bed.

I share this

because there is always

a kindness

we can do for someone.

We just have to

pay attention

and start seeing

paths

we can intercede

and help

with the little gestures

like place settings

and putting out dinner

or handwritten cards

or meal trains

or fundraising

or essential resource collecting

for those in need.

Look for a way

there is always a path

to change someone’s day

and maybe their life.