I have to first
apologize for being a couple of days late with my blog. I can use the excuse of life is crazy, and it
is, but the truth is I haven’t been getting much sleep and am tired beyond
tired and with that my ability to think straight and make a sentence one may
understand is a long shot, no guarantees on this one either.
“I’ve learned
people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people
will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
This quote came
up in a workshop I attended last week, I’ve heard it before, liked it then and
still like it. It’s a statement that
spoke a little louder to me with the extra awareness of acts of kindness this
month. It is so very true that we can
have the best intentions with our words and actions but can miss just how these
are sometimes perceived by those around us. We can give of our time and energy
to a person and yet forget to take the time to say the words “I love you.” We can do the paperwork to help someone get a
better deal or work out a problem but never take the time to truly listen. We can send quick texts checking up on friends
or wishing a happy birthday but rarely pick up the phone to really talk.
As we come
closer to the end of the month I encourage everyone not to focus only on the ‘doing’
acts of kindness but to take the moment to think just how you make people feel
by your actions. Have a great rest of your week everyone!
Alana Regier
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