Dear Reader,

A week ago, I had to go fly another redeye flight to Seattle.

(Yes I’ve been doing a lot of these lately, I actually like them! 🤣)

I was in a crappy mood that day.

Not for any particular reason, just feeling kind of blue. Inadvertently glancing at world news didn’t help much either :/

But then, something happened on the plane once boarding started.

Two little boys came on the plane, wide-eyed.

Their mom told me it was their first flight ever and I asked if they would like to take a photo with the pilots in the cockpit. They were thrilled!

I started to feel a little better.

Then an energetic young girl came on and excitedly asked me if I had any wings I could give her. I searched and found some for her. Her happy smile made me feel like a hero!

Little by little, through helping one passenger after another, I forgot my crappy mood.

A few days later, I was again feeling quite blue -

This time, social media negativity got to me (btw deleting social media apps for a week is an amazing way to clear your head - I’ve started doing this regularly!)

But there was suddenly a health scare with my husband that really shook me. (Spoiler: he’s ok!)

It shook me so badly - that it got me out of my funk.

All of a sudden, nothing else mattered.

I went into full-on fix it mode, literally unable to think of anything else.

And thankfully everything turned out ok but I was reminded of something that I’ve learned and re-learned many times -

Being of service to others is a profound shortcut to feeling better.

Our world may seem strange and unstable at the moment.

But being of service to others -

whether it’s bringing a smile to someone’s face, helping a friend in need, or just genuinely being kind -

It always works to make you feel better!

And it will remind you that there is still so much light in the world.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend! 🌸

Amalia

PS - I’ll be writing soon about an exciting new thing I’m putting together - check out the details here if you want a sneak peek 👀

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