More than twenty-five years ago, while shopping I had the pleasure of encountering an angel. On the outside I was looking good, but my spirit was very low on this particular day. During my window shopping this elderly Caucasian lady walked up to me, looked me straight in the eyes and said, “You are a beautiful black woman”. She said it with so much sincerity, that I didn’t’ allow myself to question her accuracy. After saying these few words she walked away and disappeared. For the longest time, I thought this lady was an angel sent to me to save me from my negative self image. Those words forced me to start the journey to true self awareness. This is when I started to realize my “self-worth”. This is the time when I realized that the gift of “me” is far more valuable than anything I could purchase with currency.
Several weeks ago I was in the mall, and I saw the most beautiful young lady. She was well dressed and her hair was perfectly coiffed. I just had to tell her how pretty she looked. When I did, her smile brightened her already pretty face. I don’t know the impact my words had on this young lady and I don’t need to know. I just know that every time I give a kind work to another person I am saying thank you to the angel who helped shape the person I am today. I firmly believe the Lord uses strangers to help us along our journey.
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