You guys, I just came into work to one of the sweetest and most touching things I've had happen in a long time. (Not naming names for obvious reasons, still falls under HIPAA) Monday night around 9pm or so, I helped a gentleman in the photo lab who was printing off a picture of his mom for her funeral the next morning, telling me about how he and his brothers weren't sure if they'd do an open casket or not for her, so the picture was an option if not. I related that I'd lost my mother this past Christmas of 2016, which he instantly understood that I knew where he was coming from, even if my mother hadn't been the best to us kids. We talked about how it puts you in this weird space of mind where time speeds up so fast that it seems slow; how we felt just like yesterday they were still here now today they're gone; and how a matriarch (or in my case 2 matriarchs in my family) had brought an entire family together in one spot. While mine had split more certainly after they both passed separately and I wasn't sure where life would take me now at 23. He appreciated the thought I put in to making her portrait just right in color to give her more life and less like the camera was doing her an injustice. He came back Thursday night when I was off work to drop me these beautiful flowers from her coffin. It's an honor and a gift I don't feel I deserve but it humbles me and encourages me to reach out and talk to people more. You don't exactly realize the impact you can have on somebody just with one conversation. Be good to one another and live because there isn't much time for any of us. #ishiria #personal #good deeds #blessed #grateful