Some of my best thoughts come to me while in an airport security line or on the tarmac just before take-off OR on my morning walk.
They’re generous, complimentary and carry a sense of appreciation.
Inevitably, I don’t have a pen handy, my phone’s at the bottom of my purse and I’m not at my laptop.
So I make a mental note — Remember to tell Steven XYZ… I think it through, even rehearse it under my breath… and then it’s gone. I forget.
That thought, that wonderful big-hearted thought… the one that could be a gigantic gift and make his day, goes unsaid.
It’s unrighteous. Maybe even selfish.
I think that’s how it works in a lot of relationships…
The compliment that isn’t shared.
The gratitude that goes unexpressed.
The lavish thought about a person’s best quality – can turn brash or presumptuous;
Well of course s/he’s loyal, we’re married, aren’t we?
Those don’t count.
In adult relationships, words matter.
And expressing them matters even more.
Soft, soothing words heal and it’s not too late to reach out and connect.
