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3 TRUE & UPLIFTING TALES
First for Women
|April 07, 2025
Bliss break: 3 true & uplifting tales
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Hidden beauty
“While on a walk along the seashore with my 77-year-old Aunt Libby, I noticed she bypassed the beautiful shells and instead collected flattened rocks. When I asked her why, she replied, ‘My mother taught me that there is beauty in everything if we just look for it.’ I shrugged, her words not really making sense to me at the time.
“That weekend, Aunt Libby asked if I’d take her downtown. When I picked her up, I saw her holding a sandwich bag filled with the rocks she’d collected. Each had been painted with a red heart and the words ‘You are loved.’ She began strolling about, tucking the rocks in places where strangers would find them. I watched as people came across them, their faces lighting up as they tucked their find in their pockets.
This story is from the April 07, 2025 edition of First for Women.
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