A thank note I received from a friend recently said, “Thank you so much for what you did. That one small gesture meant such a great deal to me.”
We don’t often know how the small things we do affect other people -- holding open a door for a mom with small children in tow, smiling at a cashier and actually engaging in conversation with him/her, sending a quick note or email to say these simple words: ‘I was thinking about you’. None of these things take time or great effort from us, but they can leave a great impression on the receiver.
Today I cut three very small and simple blossoms from my yard: the tip of a dogwood branch, a small rose and a cluster of yellow perennials I have growing in a pot. I put them in vintage apothecary bottles no larger than the size of my hand and attached a small sentiment to each one. Now they will go to people I love in need a lift. The ten minutes it took me to do this could make someone’s day better. Worth it? Yes indeedy.
It doesn’t take a whole bouquet of flowers to make someone feel special. Sometimes a single little flower can be its own grand gesture.
5 comments:
Beauty in simplicity. My favorite kind.
I just heard a flowering branch tip: smash the cut tip of the branch with a hammer {I use a meat mallet on a cutting board} before putting it in water. The branch should soak up water more effectively and last longer.
I love this campaign you're on to uplift women. It's been a joy to see your creativity, and it has certainly inspired me to look outside of myself and act on any small promptings I feel to do something for someone else.
ps- wish I had a dogwood branch! That looks beautiful!
Lovely!
love it, love it. You always have such great ideas, thanks for sharing them with us.
Where did you get those great bottles? I love your mission to uplift women everywhere. Keep going lady!
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