The day is gloomy.  My mood is a close match. Thoughts of a trip to the grocery store aggravate my mind.  My knee hurts.  Woe is me.

And then – I open an email, and here is a message from an old friend.

Just a brief message that says: Thinking of you. 

That’s all it takes.  The day got brighter.  Fun memories of my friend push the gloom away. Even the grocery store seems more inviting.  I'll add rum raisin ice cream to my list. My knee really isn’t so bad after all.  Life is good.

Knowing someone cares.  Someone is thinking about you. It’s magical medicine.  Perhaps I’ll add this proven prescription to my ‘life saving’ file.  

Thanks friend. Thinking of you.

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