Didn't have a great class today thanks to not sleeping well (work stress has gotten best of my sleep pattern so far this week) but during class teacher Carol told a story she's told before about how her mother used to always say "If someone doesn't have a smile, share half of yours with them". A bit trite? Perhaps. I had remembered thinking the first time she told the story "cute mom!" and not much else...then yesterday I was driving to a business meeting on campus and for whatever strange reason had a huge smile on my face as I turned in to the parking lot...a somewhat disenfranchised looking student on a bike looked at me and my big smile (not directed at any particular thing, just existing) and she immediately lost the surly look and smiled back! I could tell she didn't really even mean to, it was just contagious. It was lovely and I thought immediately of Carol's cute optimistic mom's quote. I told Carol that story today and I could see that she really appreciated it. She mentioned the quote today in the context of talking about missing her mom who has passed, as well as gratitude for what she gave her. Carol said "see, we really are all connected!". And that is true...just one more little slice of proof.
This brought both a smile and tears to my face!
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