even though
it’s mid-april
and the skies
delivered snow today
i thought back to a few days ago
when just like today
i had my sandals on
and came upon
a mother and child
in the sun
taking time
to create art
with simple and happy words
‘have a nice day’
for anyone in the neighborhood
who may come by
needing this message.
—
“this time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
-ralph waldo emerson
Offering an unexpected kindness to strangers. That may be one of the greatest things any person can do. Loved the quote! I am a big fan of Emerson.
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I so agree and I’m a fan as well
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What a delightful thing to do, I bet everyone who passed it smiled!
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pretty impossible not to )
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A piece of chalk, a rock and a sidewalk was all we needed to play hopscotch on a spring day. Everyone invited, sharing and taking turns.
And if we were lucky someone brought a box of colored chalk to make the squares ….. with new challenges for hop, skipping and jumping.
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Yes!!!!
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Nice!
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❤️
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Beautiful people.
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They are –
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Talking any opportunity to do good
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Right –
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👍🏼
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Such a good deed! Thanks for sharing!
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My pleasure!
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The once empty canvas of a sidewalk may help inspire the future great artist. Wonderful vision and thoughtful idea!
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I hope so! And yes, very thoughtful
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This beautiful gesture will equally bless them! This is what life is all about! 💛
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It really is!
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Great perspective, Beth. Careful with those sandals in the snow, my friend.
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I am for sure !
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Art can move mountains and swell the heart. A lovely memory of yesterday on a snowy day.
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So beautifully said
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Thank you! 🥰
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I remember doing that…
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So fun, isn’t it?
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Very nice and a very good post!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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Wait patiently for tomorrow
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Spot on
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Ah, community support. Nice. And we had winter stuff here too.
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Yes, so nice. Hopefully the last hurrah for winter
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“Do anything, but let it produce joy.” – Walt Whitman
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Love this one too!
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I love Walt Whitman’s wisdom
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he’s so wise
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Great quote from Emerson. Just what I needed to hear.
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It’s such an inspiring one
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Uplifting and powerful
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I love chalk art. When my three were growing up, they created art on the driveway and the sidewalk often. And once I wrote a poem on the sidewalk. I appreciate your appreciation of this art form.
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That’s wonderful!
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NICE!!!!
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❤️
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Wish that big fat sidewalk chalk had been around when I was a kid. Our skinny little sticks were just barely enough to draw hopscotch grids.
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You’re right, much more challenging
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Finding good people in the world always replenishes my faith in human nature.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So me too
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My, what a lovely idea that is. And again, you caught that moment and shared it with us. Thank you for the smiles you created with this, Beth.
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My pleasure
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Always a nice greeting – a way to change a person’s day, too!
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yes, so right
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Wonderful. Each moment is so precious.
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it so is
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My favorite part of this post is watching a mother and child working on art together. All kids want is for their parents to spend time with them.
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yes, doing most anything. and what a good way to learn hands on to help and support others
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Bonito mensaje.
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thank you –
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