I’ve learned:
That just one person saying to me, ‘You’ve made my day!’ makes my day.
That I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help him in some other way.
That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
That under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
That life is tough, but I’m tougher.
That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.
That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
~Andy Rooney

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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