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Being in a sorority prepared me for the real world. If you know you know.

💭Okay, I have not been in a sorority per se, but I found out soror in Greek means sister; blame it on the new movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" coming out anyway, but last Tuesday, we lived out all I am saying here.

As I shared last week the passing of our sweet Gertrude, the Shop greeter and Grandma Boss' beloved companion, last Tuesday one of the knitting ladies arrived at the shop with a beautiful white gardenia for Liz.  She had yet to learn Gertie's news yet. This beautiful kitting lady said: "I just knew that I knew I had to bring you this flower today", the most significant part of the story is that her gardenia plant wasn't doing "very good" after lots of care and going away for a trip she returned home to find 32 buds and just the one blooming that's when she knew she had to bring the only one gardenia to her friend Liz, only to find out a few hours later her act of kindness came at the right timing.  

I think that those random acts of kindness become sweet and pleasant aromas we should mist in the world we live in. A few things I will remember from Gertrude are: she was the kind of pup that would tell ya like it is, you can be sweet and direct at the same time. 

Have you been the recipient of an random act of kindness? How did that make you feel? May I suggest you pass on someone else the same experience? I would like to invite you to be that white gardenia, spreading the good aroma of kindness around you. Today on Wisdom Wednesday I will repeat it again: In a world where you can be anything, be a Gertrude!





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