<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I smile because frowning does not feel good and nobody wants or deserves a grumpy, unpleasant volunteer. So please smile while you serve. We volunteer to make a positive influence in one's life as well as our own life. A smile is a priceless gift that enriches the receiver and the cheerful giver. -JP<div><br><div><div><h1 style="margin:0px 0px 0.75rem;padding:0px 0px 12px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">“A Gift To Share” </h1><h1 style="margin:0px 0px 0.75rem;padding:0px 0px 12px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/user/alora-m-knight/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(66,90,105);font-family:inherit;font-size:0.875rem;text-transform:capitalize;font-style:inherit;margin:0px 0px 6px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none;display:inline">By Alora M. Knight</a></h1><div style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><p id="gmail-m_-1031147029825083906poem-full" style="margin:0px 0px 0.75rem;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:17px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:24px">I was given a smile the other day<br>From someone who passed me on their way.<br>I wasn't sure what I should do. <br>Perhaps, I'll leave it up to you.<br><br>If I should keep it for myself,<br>Put it on the kitchen shelf.<br>Then it would be a certainty<br>To bring some happiness to me.<br><br>Somehow that doesn't feel just right<br>For me to keep it in my sight<br>When there were others who might need<br>A waft of warmth, oh yes indeed.<br><br>It doesn't take so very much,<br>A cheerful smile, a gentle touch,<br>To lift the cloud another bears,<br>To help them feel somebody cares.<br><br>There is one thing we all should know.<br>A smile is like the candle's glow.<br>No matter how many candles share<br>That light, its fullness still is there.<br><br>So when I go out on the street,<br>No matter whom I chance to meet,<br>If I share with them my precious smile,<br>Do you think that will be worthwhile?<br><br>For hopefully, they too, will understand<br>That a smile is like a helping hand.<br>I'm hoping that you will agree<br>And someday share a smile with me.</p></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Jeanetta Price, BSW, M. Ed.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Independent Home Screening Assessor</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Phone: 409-344-1005</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:price.jeanetta@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">price.jeanetta@gmail.com</a><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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