This was my Sunday outfit- I admired this River Island dress on Alex Odd socks and Pink-haired Princess Gemma for a long time before I found some kind soul selling their size 6 on EBay for the princely sum of £3 a little while back- it's the perfect size and it now just needs a petticoat and these sunny days to wear it! Enough about it- I do like the London landmarks print. Shame the lighting was terrible for photos!
I overheard part of a really interesting, kind and profound conversation between a busker and a station staff member today as I went to catch my train. I'm not sure as to the living/financial status of this busker but he appeared at our local stations around about a year ago and every so often, I put some money in his guitar case- he plays Bob Marley a lot of the time and he sings his heart out. He's got quite a nice voice and he's always got a lovely cheerful face/smile and always says thank you when you put money in.
Anyway, as I approached the ticket machines, he was singing was singing this well known song that 'she goes..' (can't remember any more of it!). Inwardly, I smiled as I heard him and in my mind, wondered how many girls hear him sing that and feel like he's talking to them or singing about them or something like that (weird thought, but that's what came into my head). I felt a warm bead of sunshine in my heart as I heard his music. Which was weird as at that moment, he stopped singing and said to the ticket man, like he was continuing a conversation they had been having,
"I just do one little thing. BUT, I might just change one person's life in a small way and they might then change someone else's life and that person might change someone else's life or day and you never know, they might end up changing my life. Then it's worth doing, that little thing I do."
and I thought how true, beautiful and profound that is. We may feel insignificant and feel that the small things we can do for someone don't mean much or couldn't possibly affect someone. But they do. They can impact someone in some amazing way we may never know about. It's like those random acts of kindness- they could mean something to someone-change their outlook, change a decision they might have taken. It's not always the great big acts that are life-changing: all the small ones can too. Don't ever fail to do something because you think it won't achieve anything- there are many things in heaven and on Earth and we cannot possibly fathom them and know their impact. "Many drops make an ocean," is one of the many things that Jesus said that I always think about- the small things add up. The small things can have an impact. Do that one small good thing, try to make that tiny difference. I did have a random thought of sending a text message to someone totally random- telling them that or something like that.. I haven't yet, but maybe I will.
It was something to think about on the train and it was something lovely.
x
Celebrating Shiny T Tuesday with Jane at Flight Platform living with my happy London dress!
