You never know when what you are doing might make a huge difference to someone
I was reflecting on this as i was driving the other day
feeling very harried and sad and overwhelmed (thankyou for reading through some of that in the last couple of weeks)
i was at the traffic lights and a woman drove past
she was laughing her head off
mouth wide open
eyes crinkled
laughing with her whole self
and it lifted me
her joy shot through her window and into mine and shifted the heavy stuff out of the way
she made a difference and she will never know
and as i was driving past a big poplar, the last of it's leaves yellowing, and shimmering in the cool breeze, blue sky backdrop, sun shining hard... the miracle of autumn and the cycle of life singing full voice for all who care to hear
i thought that tree was like her...
magnificent, sharing beauty and connecting with the divine
and totally unaware
uncalculated
unworried by the opinion of others
living our truth allows us to make those gifts, completely unaware
and completely powerful
