Blessings and Tears

Yesterday was a hard day
but blessings were everywhere
How does that make sense?
Because pain and joy can and do
co-exist even in the same moment
My supervisor bringing her puppy to work,
People seeing my tears while I worked,
and just patting my arm 
Having a conversation with someone
whose heart was hurting, too
The cashier at the pharmacy pointing
me to some quality chocolates on sale
Life is beautiful, don't miss it through
the tears and ALWAYS point out a good
deal on chocolate to the person with
tears running down their face!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Smith  Avatar
July 23, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Life has strange ways of finding good even in tears. Mmmm chocolate.
Hassall Avatar
July 24, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Yes. I wish I could have described the situation better. The poor cashier, I just could NOT get my tears stopped. She just pointed behind me and said "I just marked down that whole Russel Stover's exhibit." I took advantage of the heads up.
Rodrigues Avatar
July 23, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Love your heart, Kathleen! Always…never miss it
Hassall Avatar
July 24, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I try to see the good, while making my way through the bad.
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