what really matters

aside from God and family and friends, what really matters (atleast to me) is thoughtfulness. when people take time to think of others and with joy do something for someone else. amidst the stressors of life, i'd like to take a moment to share the act of kindness that happened to me today... last week, when meeting with a client to deliver a workshop, as we were walking to the classroom, i mentioned something i was going through. we never got to finish our convo because of course the day took over. today's a week later, and i remembered that i had shared that convo with her, but thought she for sure forgot about it. what meaning does it really have for her to remember? she is so busy to even act on it. to my surprise, when i came back today for day 2 of the training, the students had written us a huge thank you card, and the best part (in response to my disclosure last week), she gave me a book and some sage to burn at home. it was so thoughtful and really filled my heart with happiness. it's moments like this that reminds me that the other not so good moments with others and the stressors in life do not matter. there is good out there and i am thankful to be a recipient of an act of kindness today.