I am so fortunate to have my own business, to have a
flexible schedule that gives me the freedom to take my mum here and there as we
go about the business of setting up her new life here – the doctor, the bank,
the lawyer, the optician, the chiropractor… we have our schedule of
appointments and visits and excursions over to our house for tea, or a meal. She checks her little diary where I write in
what is happening at least 10 times a day, because appointment times are one of
those things that seems to slip through her mind like water.
But sometimes, when I have a little unforeseen space in my
schedule, I pop in on her unexpectedly. And always, the same response. A look
of joyful surprise, a huge smile, and these words – “Oh, how lovely, I wasn’t
expecting you, how lovely!”
And I think to myself, wow, what a blessing that simply my
presence can bring another human being such joy. And then I wonder, in the end,
isn’t that all we really need from each other? Our loving presence?
Who can you give the gift of your loving presence to,
beloved reader?
