little things

[She] landed a job as a tollbooth collector on the Newport Bridge… Her hair looked even blonder set against her khaki uniform…Within a week she had her first date. “He seems like a sweetheart,” she said. “Hands me a Hershey’s kiss with his money every morning. Take a chance, I told myself.”
Wally Lamb, She’s Come Undone

Never underestimate the power of little gestures of kindness. They speak volumes about how you regard those around you. They say, “I am thinking about you,” “You are important to me,” “I care about you,” “I understand what you feel,” “I value you,” “I think you are wonderful,” “You bring me joy,” “You are loved.”

Mother Teresa said it this way,
“Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own home. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor… Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.”