It's easy to be dismissive of Valentine's Day. (Especially easy in the middle of a record-breaking winter storm in the middle of other crises.) Chocolate and flowers: candy and eye-candy. But like most easy dismissals it's also shallow. In the same things we could see easy proof that there is good in the world, and that it doesn't take much effort to make a day better. Gentle recognition that we see value in each other. An understood language of thoughtfulness -- an etiquette of kindness.
So today I'd like to honor simple expressions of kindness and thoughtfulness:
- A card
- A text
- A treat
- Listening
- Time together
Each one has its part in building a kinder and more civil world. It's about intentional kindness, and it matters.
Yes. Intentional kindness matters.
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt that intentional kindness always matters; it matters more now. Like the moon technically still reflects light in the daytime, but at night it can be the only appreciable light and so much more valued for that.
ReplyDeleteTake care & God bless
Anne / WF