being present. being open

living in nyc i myself start living in my own world as many of my fellow neighbors do… Off to work, to lunch, to dinner, to somewhere and normally not stopping in between. Not being available to others as I’m either listening to music or eyes only looking at my path. Most of the time as I’m on my run I’m not bing present for others or really myself…As there are angels in the world one has to have his or her eyes open to see. My act of kindness was smiling at a person who I didn’t know was lost and felt able to approach me… I was able to give directions, but her warm and welcoming smile back was such a gift as it brought warmness and happiness into my journey. I know this is small, but it really was so big as I do try to be present while living in this big amazing city.jp