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“They say that friends are the jewels of the heart.

 No powerful king, no crowned queen

 can say to have a kingdom on Earth

 more precious than a friend”

I wrote this little thing so many years ago….I still keep it true to my heart when i think about how fortunate I have indeed been in my life for having met so many great friends.

They had accompanied me in different moments of my journey. Each of them giving me what they could and what I needed. To each of them I was always trying to give my best.

But even though I cherish so much the essence of this bond any gesture directed to me from any friend touches my heart deeply, as something that i found always unexpected.

Like unexpected have been the two gifts i received: one arrived at night from a real life friend. The other one this morning from a virtual one. 

Leaving me in both case…. speechless.

Last night I had already put my daughter in bed. The house was quiet, lights dimmed. My dog already snoring

I thought I had a good B-day, no matter how alone I might have been I didn’t feel alone. 

Then a soft knock at the door happened.

I wasn’t expecting anybody. The dog was already up, in guarding mode when I opened and I there was my girlfriend Pat.

She smiled and hugged me and handed me a small package and a bright yellow card. She said she couldn’t stand the idea of not giving me anything for my b-day, even if  nothing big. She had been out of town all day and was running home to her girls.

I was really surprised.

The little package was a bar of my favorite dark Belgium chocolate with a whopping 85% of cocoa…lol…she knows me good…and the card was just as sweet…….

We hugged. We knew so much of our lives… I remembered in a flash how we bonded during her nasty divorce, and how she helped me during mine. How we supported each other managing our jobs, carpooling, picking up each other kids, doing groceries for each other. She is the friend who run to my side when i got badly sick last winter. Didn’t i already tell you how fortunate I am with my friends? She is a nurse…lol.

And also…babysitting dog and girls, lending money and moving furniture, fixing broken vases and vacuum. Oh, so much  more…

In that hug there was all of this…..and even if it was a quick one, it was a true one.

She left quickly as she came and i went to bed with an extra smile on my face. Isn’t a smile the best gift a friend can give us?

That’s what friends are for…….:-)

Then this morning i got an even bigger reason for another huge smile on my face … 

I asked this person, before revealing her name here, if she was ok with me putting her in the spotlight…she told me she is not used to be praised so I will make it sweet and short.

This person is Mom.

Mom wrote me an email this morning telling that she wanted give me some money as B-day gift because she knew how worried i was about the money i spent for my trip to Italy.

I won’t say how much she offered…even if only one cent I would be stunned and speechless the same way i am right now……

It’s the fact that she thought of doing something so generous and kind and warmth to basically a virtual stranger like me that it is amazing.

Mom and I exchanged many comments and laugh here at SC….. we respect and cherish each other. Honestly, i wasn’t expecting such generosity toward me…i can only imagine how much love she can pour over her family and dearest friends if she can be so loving to me…  

I told Mom to please keep that money, that i couldn’t accept it and that the gift she wanted to give was already arrived to my heart.

She answered that she would be keeping this money apart with my name written on it so in the future if I might need it it would be there for me, no matter when.

Mom, I want to tell you, in front of Soulcast too, how much I am deeply touched by your gesture and your words and I want to thank you again.

You indeed have a golden heart.