I received a lovely thank you note yesterday. I didn’t recognize the name or the address on the envelope, so, of course, I was intrigued, and even more so once I realized it was a beautiful “thank you” card. As I read the written note inside, it quickly became clear that my husband and I were being thanked for our help last December during a hotel incident in Santa Fe. While enjoying our complimentary breakfast in the dining room, a man fell, hitting his head on a stone pillar. I, being an RN, and my husband a former EMT, went into action without even thinking about it, controlling the bleeding and curious on-lookers, helping calm the man’s wife, making sure an ambulance was on the way, checking vital signs, etc. We were happy to be of service, both of us being quite sure that Divine Intervention had brought us to breakfast a little later than usual that morning. Before the ambulance left with the injured man, his wife – such a lovely woman – thanked us profusely, and asked for our mailing address. The letter was from her, and I alternately teared up and laughed as I read her note of gratitude recounting the situation.
Little miracles happen every day – our job is to pay attention and be grateful!