June 23

A friend I don't talk with very often texted this afternoon to ask for our address. After I sent it to her, she replied with this:

I can't really express how much her words of affirmation and encouragement meant to me. I try hard to not live and die by what others say or think (which is hard because the very human part of me wants so much to be validated), but every now and then, it's such a blessing to know that someone thinks of you and appreciates all that you try to do. 

So today, I am grateful for her unexpected, unsolicited words.