Last week my heart felt so heavy as I watched and heard about so many devastating events that caused death and sadness to countless people in many parts of the world. I watched the news in the morning and listened to the news while in my car while out doing a few errands. I could feel the weight of the concern on my heart. I prayed. I cried. I prayed again.
Sitting at a traffic light a young Jr. High boy, riding on a scooter, stopped at a cross walk, he pushed the button and when he did he noticed an older homeless man a little way up the sidewalk. Without hesitating, this young man pulled out his wallet, grabbed $20.00 dollar bill and handed it to the homeless man. He turned, jumped on his scooter and headed across the street to the other side.
That little sweetness lifted my heavy heart.
I like to treasure hunt, when I can, at our local Goodwill. This particular day I heard one of the employees loudly say ” Hey, there’s the birdman.” Then I watched a wonderfully kind interaction between them. The “Birdman” was a tiny, hunched over, toothless man who comes into Goodwill to find bird houses. In his hand was his treasure for the day ~ a bird house made completely out of rocks~ he was beaming!
As I made my way through the store I looked up and only the “birdman” and I were alone in the same aisle. He walks my way, puts his hand on my shoulder and says “honey, have you ever imagine the stories that the old items in this store could tell? Stories of joys, memories, sadness, and celebrations? Isn’t life precious?” and he walked away.
That little bit of sweetness lifted my heavy heart!
Sometimes we just need something sweet, something precious, to remind us to appreciate our lives and the people in it. I was grateful to have experienced these “sacred moments”.
In the midst of reports that break our hearts let’s not forget that there are still multitudes of precious, good people! 🙂
I wish you “sweetness” today.
Dianna Salciccioli 