Thank you, Running Stranger, for the delightful smile and thumbs up as you saw me charging with all of my might up that hill.
Under different circumstances, or maybe a different time when the World is not trapped indoors and forced to maintain separation from other humans, that small and kind gesture may have gone unnoticed or unacknowledged, but I hope that you saw within my attempts to catch my breath, prove to myself that I can soldier up that hill, and muster up the momentum to "keep it together" in these dark times, my appreciative smile and nod.
You made my afternoon. Thank you.
Please continue spreading messages of love and hope to your neighbors. You never know how a polite little smile can brighten up someone's day, especially in a time like now when the World needs massive healing and love.