Comments for L*** my life.org

Comment on Sat with a friend tonight who is dealing with a lot of parental/other issues and, for 4 hours, just listened. Because sometimes that’s all that a person needs: an ear. by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:07:06 +0000

exactly. listening is often like magic, and feeling heard and acknowledged makes such a huge difference in how we relate to one another. you rock!

Comment on At my work, there is a sweet older latino man who takes care of maintaining the facilities. I see him often and though he doesn’t speak English well, I try to converse with him in my broken Spanish. He always says hello and smiles a smile so wide, that his eyes almost disappear. I asked him one day if he has grandchildren, because I really wanted to get him something that he could resonate with. He has a 3 yr old and 6 yr old grandson and granddaughter. Hopefully they enjoy the knick-knacks and smile card they are about to receive. by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:05:47 +0000

yeah! by the time most people are grandparents, they usually figure out the merits and magic of kindness but i think you definitely got a jump on that lesson

Comment on I learned the names of all the people that make my life easier and address them by name when I say hello (the shuttle drivers, the baristas, the maintenance personnel). by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:04:21 +0000

these guys spend so much time serving others as a job that i think they sometimes forget that its service, and the recipients forget to acknowledge their kindness. sometimes all its takes is learning their names to make a huge difference.

Comment on I called a friend that I’ve lost touch with to let them know that I wished them well. by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:03:06 +0000

must have felt good to you both. so sweet and small and beautiful. thank you!

Comment on Emailed a 90 year old SF Chronicle science writer to express my gratitude at his exceptional years of communicating important science to the public. Also, to commend him for not taking a “buyout” from the newspaper when that option would have been the easy thing to do. by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:02:19 +0000

wow, what a unique piece of gratitude that must have been for him to receive. these guys often feel like they are fighting a lonely fight despite being smack in the public’s attention, and my feeling is that your note must have had an impact.

Comment on by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:00:53 +0000

i’m sure he was uplifted to hear from you!

Comment on by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 22:59:01 +0000

S/He who feeds a mother also feeds a child. I’m sure your friend just loved every minute of it.

Comment on by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 22:57:57 +0000

they’ll be surprised and smile– like many of us who are so often silently supported by small acts from our friends! thank you!

Comment on by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 22:56:42 +0000

i imagine the kind, contagious love in the eyes of so many friends upon reading your note. thank you for that wonderful, moving image.

Comment on by r

Thu, 21 May 2009 22:55:46 +0000

someone once told me that if people stopped having these silent intentions, the world as we know it would unravel and fly apart. reminds me that love is this silent force that maintains and upholds everything. i’m grateful for all these invisible, silent intentions floating around that make the world go round!