On the evening of March 7th (Sunday), my boyfriend and I took our two dogs to the park right down the street from our home. We (my boyfriend and I, not the dogs!) had been cleaning house all day and felt cooped up, which I believe the dogs were picking up on as the vibe was anxious and a bit tense. We had to put the top down on Sean’s car in order to load one of the two dogs into the back seat (she’s a masti-dane, a cross between a Mastiff and a Great Dane) as she’s a rather big girl. Funnily enough, our other dog is a Morkie (Maltese and Yorkie), so it’s funny to see us walking them together. They are best friends and the our big girl is a gentle giant who wouldn’t hurt a fly.
Anyway, I’m getting off topic… so, we arrive at the park and unload everyone and start our walk we planned to walk a different route than we usually do just to see some other areas the dogs haven’t seen/smelled before. As we are walking I see something in one of the trees. Initially, I thought that it could be an Easter egg left from a hunt since Easter had just been earlier this week. My boyfriend wanted to keep on walking, but I insisted on gong to check out whatever it was that I had seen. Best case scenario I thought it could have candy inside of it or worst case it could be litter and I wanted to remove it regardless.
However, once I got closer, I realized it was more like an ornament and I found it to be adorable. I couldn’t figure out why someone would put an ornament out here on this random branch of a random tree in this random park during March. I showed my boyfriend what I had found and he advised me to put it back as someone likely left it for the viewing pleasure of all who visit the park. But I wasn’t so sure. I very much appreciate the little note w the info regarding this website bc after reading about this program, I knew that somehow I was intended to find this little heart today and that I was to bring it back home w me to put somewhere special.
I’ve looked at is many times and admire its quirks and details. I am so grateful to whoever made my little heart and hung it in a spot that I was bound to find it. I know that the artist (whoever they may be) did not know the identity of who would find their quilted heart, but that almost makes this whole thing a bit kinder. Someone out there handcrafted a little ornament for a stranger to locate out of the kindness of their heart and with the knowledge that they’ll never know who picked it up and that they won’t get the gratification of a thank you… i very much hope that whoever did make my precious heart sees my post and knows how important and special it is to me and that they feel significant as I will be keeping it forever (and sharing its story w family and friends for years to come). You impacted me today and I’ll never forget finding this precious gift.
So, one last time:
– thank you to the artist who left my little heart hanging in the trees of my favorite park,
– thank you to this program for existing as you have no idea how much of an impact this subtle act of kindness brightened an otherwise melancholy day,
-and thank you to the other people who have posted about finding your own little hearts as it’s made my entire day and empowered me to write out my own story.
Thank you for reading ❤️
