It all starts with one act of kindness at a time...

Yay for getting back to writing. I have missed it already.

Like I said in my last entry, I am helping out with a health fair this weekend, with the hope to get myself inspired and reconnect with the people around me while helping them with all my abilities.

I've accomplished just that.

You have probably heard a lot about how seeing people smile can make anyone happy. I am going to say it again, because it is just so true!

I am not a doctor or a nurse, not even close. I just went there to help them fill out the simple information forms before getting flu shots or getting their health checked, which sounds like an easy job. Actually it was easy, for someone who knows both Vietnamese and English, but was not for most of the people who came there. We were worried that people would not want any help in filling out forms because of privacy issues, but things turned out totally different from what we expected (talking about expecting the unexpected, again).

Everyone was actually happy that we were there to give them the help they need.

I also had the privilege to help a family and got to hear the best line anyone could have asked for from a mother to her little 4-year-old daughter...: "I want you to grow up knowing both Vietnamese and English so that you can go volunteer your time to help others like these people over here, ok?" It truly made my day. If every day I can live my life helping others like this, my heart would stay young forever...

The whole experience today was great. Especially for someone who was in desperate need of inspirations like me.

I'd learned that sometimes people might need help but they just don't want to admit it or they just don't know how to express their needs. However, if someone else is willing to offer help, they will take it.

Not everything has to be said and not all the problems can rise to the surface. Sometimes we need to dive a little deeper to see them.

Sometimes, things are also needed to be left unwritten or unsaid... Assuming that everything is okay and leave it at that would not be a good solution to anything.

Today had also confirm my blog entry about people around me. I would never feel alone if I surround myself with other people, better yet the people I love.

It can be so cold outside these days, but in our hearts, I know there is always a place, where every time we need to, we can go back to that corner to enjoy the warmth... We just need to know exactly where it is and have the "courage" to go find it within ourselves when we need to.

Thank you for keeping my heart warm and making my day a brighter day.