Can you accept?

This lovely tree makes me smile. It's even more beautiful in real life. I lingered near it while on a trip because I had appreciation for it. It's nice to be appreciated, but that's not why we do a kindness. If the kindness we do for another is pure, simply doing the kindness is our reward. Recently, someone surprised me by giving me a gift for a kindness.  I tried to return the gift, but the giver insisted I accept it.
She kind of scolded me. "Sylvia, I appreciate what you did for me. You did not have to do what you did for me. Accept the gift."  I awkwardly accepted the gift. Has this ever happened to you? What did you learn from it?
Sylvia
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Dinner Do Over

This is a delicious Scariola Salad from Danny's Family Restaurant. It consists of grilled chicken, roasted red peppers, portobello mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and black olives over romaine lettuce with Greek dressing. It is served with fresh baked bread. It's tasty and nutritious, but it's not what I had for dinner today.  

Today, I had a slice of pizza for dinner. I plan to do better tomorrow.
Smiles,
Sylvia
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