Reading the friendship

Things happen ahead of your expectations. I use to meet a group of friends once a week to share our lives, hot chocolate in winter, and a cake on each birthday. I felt so thankful, that I wanted to give all of them something personal and nice. I didn't have enough money to buy such things, so I decided to do an inventory of the materials I have at home and see If I can do something with them. Many ideas came up, but the one that hit my heart was to make personalized bookmarks stitch-crossing the letter of their names. I put on all my creativity on work mixing it with my best feelings. I had to buy some other materials to add the final touches.

They were surprised as well as thankful for the detail. But I got more than kind words and smiling faces.

Valuing people around you brings rewards. You are not expected to receive more than affection when you really love them, things come naturally. "What you give is what you get", that is the Golden Rule. So my friends started to order some of those bookmarks for their friends and families, to give them something that they considered special to show how much they matter. If you have beautiful feelings inside, all you do will be touched with them, the hands are good translators of what is hidden in your soul.

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