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Meaningful Gift
On Thursday of this week, Sara came to visit for a while. When Sara arrived in her red car she had brought a gift for Karen. The gift was a special gift and Sara was anxious to give the gift and share the moment with her good friend Karen.
Karen is the kind of person who puts the needs and desires of others before her own. She is compassionate and it brings her Joy to see how others are grateful for Karen's assistance and guidedance.
Sara had wrapped the gift is a pretty flowered paper with a beautiful purple bow. Purple just happens to be Karen's favorite color. Sara wanted to show her appreciation for the nursing care, Karen shared with Sara's husband during his recent episode of cancer. Karen felt she was doing nothing special. Caring for others is a core value for Karen.
Sara explained the reason for the gift. Karen acknowledge it and expressed her feelings of joy and shared with Sara a verbal moment Karen had with her husband.
When Karen opened the gift inside was a beautiful snow globe with an angel within the glass. The angel represented hope and love. Karen stared at the angel and felt for a moment that she had a guardian angel now watching over her.
Karen showed her appreciation for the thoughtfulness of Sara by giving her a call on the phone and validated that Sara was doing well and handling all of the emotions when someone passes away. She shared with Sara that she was available any time to talk or visit each other for support. Sara was grateful for the words of encouragement.
As time passed, a deeper friendship grew and Sara found some inner peace in dealing with her loss.
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