Smiles Will Remain Long After The Mud Has Washed Away

My hero of the day for 20/04/2012 is Milly Terry. Milly is my two yer old daughter, whom I just adore just as much as Hanisi, my oldest daughter.

Milly taught me two things yesterday.

1. Our actions speak louder than words and these actions have a lasting impression on others. 
2. Sometimes enjoyment can be found in the simplest things. 

Yesterday was an inside day. It rained all morning and finally cleared in the afternoon. Milly and I made a last minute decision to make a dash to a garden nursery to grab some bargains before they closed for the day.

Milly spent her entire time at the nursery time jumping in the puddles that the rain had so kindly left for us that morning.

I watched other shoppers smile and laugh as they saw Milly enthusiastically jumping up an down in muddy puddles.

It wasn't till this morning that I thought about the impact that Milly had on those shoppers, and me.

I saw that by her jumping and playing in the water she was making others happy, and they were enjoying that part of their day. It may have been the highlight of their day. Her actions were more powerful than if she had asked each individual to smile a little more.

I hope that I can be positive in my actions and that those actions can have a lasting impression on others.

A muddy puddle is one of natures most simple creations, it is just water and dirt, yet it made a little girls afternoon so much fun, it made a few people smile and it taught me valuable lessons.

I am grateful for the 'muddy puddles' in my life. I hope that you and I can develop the ability to recognise these simple pleasures, and remind ourselves that the memory and smiles will remain long after the mud has washed away.

Thanks Milly!