I opened my door to a beautiful surprise.

A huge bunch of cheer-inspiring Gerbera’s being thrust in my face!

Even better they’re just-because flowers. You know, something you give full-stop, not because you broke the heel off their fave shoes, or I’m sorry, or we had a fight, or you forgot to pick me up from the airport.

Schmetterling (yes German for butterfly!) my friend, happened to be at the West End Markets enjoying the vibe (they’re great by-the-way and will no doubt feature in future posts) where she procured these amazonian gerbera’s in bright yellow… then drove over to surprise me (in my pyjama’s). All this for me.

It got me thinking: how many times had I missed these acts of kindness? Was I so focused on building a tangible asset had I failed to appreciate the value of a beautiful act? How much value can/should you put on a gesture of friendship? How much ‘value’ do I provide my friends? Oh no… am I a good friend???

But it’s hard to be too critical, even of self, when holding a giant bunch of flowers hand delivered by someone who cares about you. Schmetterling and I spent the good part of the morning with a cup of tea sharing our recent news and schemes underway. And the rest of the world just melted away…

It was the perfect antidote for a bitter workaholic.

Just-Because Gerbera's from Schmetterling