There are sometimes the little, random things which you encounter in your everyday life that although it may seem insignificant, it somehow draws you in and nudges your day with a little smile on our face.

My recent, random nudge during one of the worst moments in my day came in a form of a snack pack which the kids love.  On the back of the pack, the following was printed:

The ingredients of love

• 4 cups of understanding
• 1/2 cup of forgiveness
• 1/4 cup of care
• 1 heap of sweet talks
• 2 armful of hugs
• 2 teaspoons of kisses
• Love, put in a lot

Cooking Method:

• Gently stir everything together
• Then bake it until pink with nice aroma
• Eat instantly
• Don’t forget to serve it in a  beautiful dish.

Sounds cheesy? You bet. I thought so too. My first reaction was to roll my eyeballs.  I would mess with the ingredients a little bit more, thought that sweet-talks are complete waste of time and that 2 teaspoon of kisses is not nearly enough and why does it have to be pink?!  But you know what, that silly print on a pack  brought a smile to my face

Perhaps the universe is just trying to help me deal with a rather shitty-shitty day.