Magic

Two sisters come home from school and head into the kitchen for a snack as their mom asks how school was that day.

The older curly-haired blonde sister pulls out a package of Keebler fudge-striped cookies and notes that there is only one cookie left. Her sister, a shorter-haired brunette, looks on, waiting. The older sister takes the one cookie that is left and holds it in her hand, contemplating what to do. She looks her younger sister in the eye, sees the look of anticipating hope and smile, and decides to give her the lone cookie, not even breaking it in half so she can have some too.

Her younger sister is pleased and, with a smile, takes the cookie while saying, "Thank you."

In the meanwhile, the older sister goes back to the package, and much to her surprise, another cookie is sitting in the package, as if it is waiting there just to delight the eyes and taste buds of that selfless sister who sacrificed to make her sister happy.

After she takes the cookie from the package (which, of course, is accompanied by the magical music of Keebler which only adds to the sweet drama of the moment), she has a contemplative, thoughtful look as if she's trying to figure out how that cookie got there. Then she smiles as she goes to take a bite.

And off in the corner hiding behind a metal toaster on the opposite side of the kitchen is a Keebler elf, who, after watching, lets out a huge sigh of relief while wiping his brow when he sees that the Keebler magic has done the job of making the older sister happy with her own cookie, while off in the distance you see the two sisters eating their cookies at the kitchen table.

This is, no doubt, a brilliant commercial. It touches the heart when you see how the magic makes a difference in a young girls' day after working hard at school and being so kind to her sister.

You see, each decision we make really does make a difference in another's life. It may not necessarily be a cookie we give away; but anytime we do something that costs us a little in order to bring a blessing to another, we release a bit of 'magic' into the air, that, without realizing it, may come right back to us, often with a delightful surprise, to make our day.

We just have to keep our eyes and hearts open for opportunities to bless someone who probably could really use a helping hand or positive word, just to know someone cares. Not only will we receive a wonderful sense of purpose and contentment in knowing what we have done has made a difference, we also become conduits of positive energy in our world which comes back to us sooner or later.

And often when we least expect it.

So,just like that little Keebler elf, spread a little magic into your world today; you never know what surprise awaits--maybe even right in front of you. ;)

© 2010 by Dawn Herring