"A friend is a loved one who awakens your life
in order to free the wild possibilities within you."
John O'Donohue
On occasion, a friend will make a comment about our lovely self as though the reflected quality is a gift. What is singled out as a personal highlight, we have repeatedly taken in stride as something anyone can do.
Yes, perhaps, anyone can do this, but maybe, just maybe, we do it in a particular caring way. We may have used a kinder voice or chosen specific words or added an emotional tone. In some way, we have given greater depth to an ordinary gesteure.
When a total stranger offers a compliment, we may become guarded and question the motive. When a beloved friend offers a positive comment, we are more likely to feel uplifted or enlightened. Let us lavish tender truth upon each other, to brighten ordinary days.
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