Today is a gift:

A package filled with time,
Beauty, and love.
Inside are thousands
of seconds
Waiting to be shared
With family, friends,
Co-workers, one's self.

Today is a gift
Filled with sunshine,
Smiles from strangers,
Tears of goodbye, and
Touches of Love

Today is a gift freely
given
To you and to me
With no conditions,
Only that we cherish
and use it well.
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So many just mark time everyday. Not using this gift, wasting it...
Living in the moment, is not just a phrase, but a lifestyle. A spiritual commitment. Have you ever smiled at a complete stranger, and have them smile back? You have no way of knowing the ramifications of that small act. You may have saved their life!

Some jobs, are just plain lousy. It is not the work, or the people, or the co workers, it is the owner and the way they drive everyone till walking on egg shells becomes a fine art. One day in a grocery store, during the holiday season, at rush hour, the grocery checkers were working beyond human ability, as the shopping lines grew longer. As a checker got done, and reached for the money for payment not even looking up, she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw in her hand a simple card. There was a Teddy Bear, and it said good for ONE FREE HUG. She looked up at the shopper, realizing it was an aquaintance, and asked "how did you know?" The shopper gave her a Mona Lisa smile and went on her way.

To touch the soul of someone in need, is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give.