Another One of Life's Miracles

For the sake of being respectful of another person's privacy I am changing the name of the person in this story.

You never know when some little innocent act of kindness could be a huge turning point in someones life. I learned over the weekend that a note I gave to Joe in the past provided him with just the just the right amount of support to validate his feelings and encouraged him to make a much needed change in his life.

I never knew how that note affected him. In fact I completely forgot about the note all together, but recently I had an opportunity to chat with Joe and have asked his permission to share the gist of what he shared with me. I have paraphrased a bit and changed some of the details to protect his privacy, but here is what was shared with me:

I'm working hard to learn to love myself and to have a group of others with similar beliefs as myself as a support system. I am serious about wanting change in my life and I've always been able to recognize evidence of a being greater than myself in my life experiences with people and animals. Honestly, your note to me on that day at that time in my decision making process was huge and I still read it every day to remind myself that focusing on the problem makes me a part of the problem. Telling me that my greatest asset was believing everything was going to be okay was so validating for me. The reason I am telling you this is because I trust you. I realize that even though you don't realize it and you're not perfect just like everybody else doesn't take away from the feeling I have that you are an angel among us. You're in this world to shine your light and I believe you do a really good job of it just by being yourself without even realizing the light that everybody gets just from being around you.

Oh my gosh! What an amazing compliment and really Joe deserves to be grateful and praising of himself, because all I did was leave a note. He is the one that took that note and decided to make a change. Someone else may have just read the note, thought it was nice and went on with their lives in the same manner.

Good for you Joe! Give yourself credit for having the courage to make a change for the better in your life. I am grateful for you in my life and for sharing the affect my note had on you. I appreciate the feedback because I believe my purpose in life is to facilitate light, love, happiness and growth and had you not shared this with me, I never would have known the impact that small gesture of kindness had on you. Thank you for trusting me and for granting your permission to share this experience in my blog. I think it is an amazing thing to share in an effort to expand awareness and growth.