… two words …

I received a text message last night from a good friend. It was a forward. I don’t care for forwards, but it brightened my evening (which wasn’t a chipper one)… so I figured I would kind of copy it a bit and send it on…



The forward read “U R beautiful! The guy u love will show u how much he needs u in 2hrs but 1st u must tell ten ladies they are beautiful! <3”



So I sent ten ladies a simple text saying “You’re beautiful!” and from the responses I got I decided to send it to all of the important ladies in my life. It’s crazy when you stop and think how much power two simple words can have on the outcome of someone’s evening. It was a small action, but it changed the course of events for at least four of the recipients.



It also let me catch up with some friends I hadn’t talked to in a while and it gave me the opportunity to be there for a friend who recently lost her father. I reminded her to keep her options open, that she has a lot of potential and will do great things and that I have faith in her. I wasn’t doing it to be nice. I was doing it because I actually believe that and because she is a good friend and I don’t think she hears that enough.



I know I often need to be reminded of the small things just to be sure I am on the right path. I know it feels good to know people believe in you, or that people have high hopes for you and that you have people backing you. So if I need to be reminded – why shouldn’t I realize that perhaps my friends are in the same boat and often need the same reassurance?



I used to be a more thoughtful person. I admit I have become a bit selfish and self absorbed. But it happens to all of us from time to time.



I miss my friends and I will miss my Red Deer friends as I move on. Thankfully I won’t be going far – and I will be coming back to visit because I do have some pretty amazing friends here.



Make someone’s day – remind them of why you believe in them or that you think they’re beautiful. Two small words have a great deal of power – use them!