I believe in trying to always show people how much you care. I am in the process of preparing Christmas gifts and what not for my friends here. I am making some cute cards to go along with some cookies and home made refreshing face mist.
Sometimes it makes me sad that people don’t return it all the time, but it’s not about reciprocating. It is about my decision to take my time and do things for the people that make my life a bit happier and cheery.
I am trying to incorporate that mindset into my life.
Doing all I can, when I can, to make things better in general for me and my life. Cleaning up when I can, doing the dishes when I can, meeting my friends, doing them favors, etc.
It is no skin off my back, and it makes me feel good to do it.
I am not trying to toot my own horn, although why shouldn’t I?, but I am trying to share what I am doing and how it makes me feel.
But even if I was trying to brag, so what? I am doing a nice thing and I deserve to be able to say, “Today I did a great thing, I feel like a good person, and it’s kind of great”. I don’t want to feel ashamed for bragging, because I don’t think this is. I’m not saying these things because I want people to feel bad about themselves, I am saying these things only to say them, to share what I am doing and feeling with people I care about.
So here goes. I am doing great things for people around me, because I think it further confirms the belief I have that I am a pretty good person to the people I care about when I can be (even if I have my moments). I do them because it makes me feel good and them feel good. It is always beautiful to have a reminder from people you love that you love them. It’s why I make home made advent calenders, why I write nice little notes, why I make sure to remember to write people. I don’t think I’m too bad myself. I would love to be my friend.