When I first heard this song by Jessica Haskin, "A Little Brighter" I immediately started thinking about some of the times that someones little acts of kindness really made my day, my week, the start of the school year, whatever it be. Like when a client thinks of me on their list and I receive a beautiful Christmas Card with the photos from their session on it.  Or getting a thank you gift.

As I read and studied the lyrics, I also thought of some of the less happy moments of unkind actions and what kind of ripple effect that had on my day. One that I thought of was, in high school, it was a rainy day, plenty of heavy books in hand and in my rushing to class, I slipped on the tile floor with my cheap flipflops.  Several people rushed past and one boy even obnoxiously said (insert bro voice here) "Well you biffed it haha." But no helping hand up like that super cliche moment in a movie.

And then I thought of those kinds of friends that make you laugh your way out of your tears.  Have you ever had that? When you have had a literal shoulder to cry on? Or that person that knows just what to say to wipe away those tears and bring out a smile?  Maybe it was after a breakup, or they thought to bring you ice cream?  Maybe you didn't get the grade you wanted or the acceptance letter you were expecting and worked tirelessly for. They know just what to say.


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