Pink Think: “Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa
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Just a few blocks from my house, a mom of kids I know from my children’s school does something that just absolutely amazes me. She is a crossing guard, one of those important but (to me) would probably be a tedious job.
She smiles and waves.
When she has a sub for the day, I realize that I have begun to count on her smile and wave. One of these days I will have to tell her thanks for putting a smile on my face as our lives intersect that day.
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I held on to that image of her smiling and waving later Thursday, when I went in to see my mom at the E.R. for a mini-stroke. Fortunately, Mom was discharged the next day and the CT Scan showed no brain damage, but for a while, I had these very dark thoughts.
That smile and wave pulled me through.
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Not to make light of my mom’s health, but I got a story idea when I visited her. On my way up to her room for the night, I realized in the elevator that there wasn’t a 13th floor in her hospital tower. Technically speaking, Mom’s floor was the 13th floor, but it was called 14th. And my strange mind began thinking these interesting storylines…
Boo!
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