One

 I wrote this poem and it has been posted on various websites.  I was pleased when I ran across it on a memorial website for that person's grandmother.  As a grandmother that touched my heart.

ONE One hand can save a drowning soul. One word can sometimes make them whole. One deed well done can change a life. One unkind word can cut like a knife. One word of anger left unsaid Can a friendship often mend. One heartfelt message of forgiveness given, Will bring compassion from those who listen. One hug, one smile, one loving touch. Are the things we need so much. Fill another's heart today By offering kindness in every way. Never let the words you say, Be the kind that that won't go away. Make sure the words that others hear Are words that show you care. Don't leave the doing to someone Who is better, smarter or has more time then you. Because if everyone did that too. There would be no good deeds coming back to you. .....Written by Dee Edgett Copyright © 1996  by Dee Edgett

What we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean, but if we didn't do it, the ocean would be one drop less» — Mother Teresa