A hand-me-down jacket means somebody thought about you before it was even your size.
GRATITUDE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Being planned for in advance is its own form of care. Somebody saw a jacket, thought about a kid who was two sizes off, and put it away in a cupboard for a year or two on the chance it would be needed. That is forethought rather than generosity in the moment, and it means you were in somebody’s mind while you were not in the room.
Wear it without apologizing for where it came from. Then keep something for somebody smaller than you, and pass it on when it fits.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What was saved for you before you were big enough?
MORE IN GRATITUDE & PRESENCE
- Fishing with your grandpa was never about the fish. It was about the hours he chose to give you.
- Remember the neighbors who bought your awful lemonade for a quarter? They were investing in your confidence.
- In spring the birds start singing before sunrise whether you’re awake to hear it or not. Catch it once.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.