You just never know when someone needs your words, your touch or a sign to let them know that they are not alone and someone is out there who cares…
If you ever go to my entertainment website on any given weekend and it appears as though I haven’t updated, it probably means that I have unplugged. I believe sometimes we get so wrapped up in social media, twitter, facebook, instagram, blogging and the internet as a whole that sometimes we forget to live in the moment, enjoy the real world and our own lives.
One particular weekend, I was winding down from a hectic week and I decided to turn off my phones and work on a little project. I went through all of my cell phone pics and pick out the moments that were really special to me and my friends and then saved those photos to a flash drive. At the nearest Walgreens, I printed out at least 5 copies of each photo and then made a photo book for all of my friends that had spent the weekend with me during my birthday. I felt so good afterwards because I knew that being able to look back on those moments would be just as special to them as they were to me.
I also took one of our cell phone photos and had it blown up to a poster size, bought a nice frame for it and hung it up in my house. The rest of the photos, I put in collage frames that had little inspirational quotes on them and started hanging them in each room. My place is now a bundle of memories with photos everywhere. Even of my parents.
If you value the people around you, always remember to find a way to let them know. Even if it’s a little card every now and then. I use to keep a stash of cards in my closet, and if a friend of mine was having a rough time, I would pick out a card from my stash, write some words of encouragement and mail it off. Sending flowers out of the blue from time to time, is always a good way to put a smile on a friend’s face and let someone know that they are appreciated.
It’s the little things that can make a world of difference.
You ever hear someone say, ‘I wish I could have told her how much she meant to me’ after someone has passed on?
Always remember to send the roses while they can still smell them.
Hi, I'm Necole!
True! Just like that saying, “You never know what someone is going through.” No matter how small or large, those thoughts & gestures can go a long way. To have that feeling and assurance that someone cares about you is one of the best feelings in the world, especially when it’s unexpected.
This is what I did when I was in the military, I took pictures of the new friends I met while serving in the military, alot of these new friends became like true brothers & sisters from other parents. Thats how real the connection was between us, anytime it was time for them to ship off to another state or country it was hard to see them go, you dont realize until you experience it, and im talking realizing that the world is bigger than your hometown and state. So when you do finally get out that comfort zone and meet people from all over that have treated you good, you takes picture because these are memorable moments. An meeting true people comes with good memories for years to come and opening that album or looking at the picture it does something to you. I mean it opened my eyes to realize no matter where someones from whether they be from US, Africa, Europe or on the North, South,East,West coast they all go through the same trials and tribulations we do. An about every week I just sit on my floor an opening my photo album that I titled “LIFE EXPERIENCES” just to sit and stare and zone out. Its almost like nothing else matters when this album is open and the worlds on pause an I see nothing but these photos an my ears are deaf to the surrounding sounds in my house. Almost like Im meditating these moments back in my life, to the point that they meant so much to me its almost like a dream thats feels like reality and I can actually hear the laughter and see me walking and talking to them again. An always after I close this album I find that tears have rolled out my eyes not even realizing it .. đ Missing these moments but thanking GOD that I’d had these experience!!