Never doubt the power of your presence.

You just being you radiates light into the world, even through your seemingly innocuous interactions.

I was reminded of this yesterday when I picked up my chocolate latte from the counter at my regular coffee shop and one of the baristas said of the barista who made my drink, “she made it extra special for you”.

I looked up quizzically (in gratitude) and he expanded, saying, “you’re our favorite customer”, like, duh, of course we made it extra special for you!

I was so moved by that! A few tears sprung up (even in the retelling of the story).

I’m not sure what I did to fully standout as their favorite, but I do show up happy and delighted to engage with them simply because that’s the natural state I’m in. 

This natural joy created a pattern of beautiful interactions where we all felt it on both sides of the interaction.

They were in their radiance and I was in mine and together it created a multitude of beautiful exchanges all from simple interactions of ordering my coffee and then going back to the counter to pick it up.

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