Class

Class is not a matter of wearing the right dress, of speaking a European language, of picking the right wine, of belonging to an exclusive club, of hobnobbing with the rich, the influential and the famous.
Class is a sparkle that comes from within that keeps one grounded. Class makes one comfortable with being pleasant with all and to all, not being blinded by fear or by any sense of superiority.

What is beauty?

Beauty is not about flawlessness or perfection. Beauty is gracefulness in your own truth.

Gracefulness

 

We were at Mass this morning when I saw something very ordinary but which gave me great joy. There were two elderly sisters sitting in front of me. One came late so we were already singing and she wanted to know the number of the song. The other cannot seem to understand what the other wanted. When finally they understood each other they just smiled, but with a smile that I often only see in children. Taking away the wrinkles and the white hair, I seem to see in front of me not two nuns but  two giggling girls “in a conspiracy”.

Thank God for this experience. Gracefulness comes from a heart that delights in the ordinary things of life.