the thing about kindness

The thing about kindness
is that in doing something
for someone else
you feel so much
better yourself.
And then after a time
you find yourself
on the receiving end
of the same.
It is all love.
Really it is.
You might not call it that
when you drop off a dozen rolls
or a cinnamon bun from the bakery
on the doorstep
of someone with a cold.
Or when you call a friend
to see if they need a ride.
But it is love.
Love in action.
Love made real.
Love brought to life
with two hands
and a warm heart.
And it does you as much good
to bring it to someone else's door
as it does to find it at your own.
Warm biscuits.
A bag of tomatoes in August.
A drive to the grocery store.
A note in the mail.
I must remember to do that.
For thinking about it is just an idea.
Doing it is love made real.
- Deanne Fitzpatrick
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Danielle Marois
Merci ❤️