There are some experiences in life that you can’t shake, even when they span only ten seconds. This happened to be one of those moments for me where, when it happened, I knew that somewhere in my soul that exact thing was needed. It’s kind of like when your best friend does something little to show they care, or when you hear a baby laugh in it’s sleep.
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This tiny little wonderstruck boy in a big red store filled with other late Christmas shoppers… He had maybe filled into the shoes of about age 4, maybe 5? I was searching for this one gift in particular and every sense was shaken to it’s feet. I strolled on past the cards, headed out, and this bright, small, cheerful, and simply wonderstruck voice filled the air with the sounds of, “It’s a Christmas tree!”
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Sometimes I think we’re allowed experiences for sheer pleasure and because that might be the magic bullet that heals the unknown place in our soul, the one even we haven’t fully uncovered yet.