Today's Kindness #515: September 26, 2025
💌 XOXO, A Kindness A Day 💌
There is something magical about love notes. Holding a few lines of someone's heart in your hands can make you feel seen, cherished, and deeply connected. National Love Note Day invites us to bring back this beautiful tradition by sharing words of love, gratitude, or encouragement with someone we care about.
You do not need to compose a sonnet or search for the perfect phrasing. A simple note such as "I appreciate you," "You make me smile," or "Thank you for being you" can warm someone's spirit in unexpected ways. Handwritten is wonderful, but a text, email, or voice message counts too. What matters most is that the sentiment is genuine.
Love notes do more than express affection. They build emotional bridges, strengthen bonds, and create reminders of connection. Years later, those words remain, a trace of tenderness preserved. When we choose to speak words of love, we offer someone a gift that lasts, something they can revisit when they need comfort or reassurance.
So today, let your kindness take a loving form. Write a note to a partner, a friend, a family member, or someone who has influenced your life in a meaningful way. Remind them they are valued, remembered, and cherished. Small words can leave lasting impressions.
"A real love letter is made of insight, understanding, and compassion. Otherwise, it's not a love letter. A true love letter can produce a transformation in the other person, and therefore in the world. But before it produces a transformation in the other person, it has to produce a transformation within us. Some letters may take the whole of our lifetime to write."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh