I figured I could surprise her and bring her some pasta for dinner to make her feel better. Her parents were out of town and I knew she would not be up for cooking. This brought a smile to her face and she was so thankful. Through reflection, I have found that I generally show my love through unexpected acts of kindness.
When a best friend’s grandmother passed after years of battling Alzheimer 's, I made her a batch of cookies and left them with a card on her front porch. I knew how much this meant to her when I saw a picture of the cookies on her Snapchat story with a caption “I have the best friends”. This is a modern day way of showing gratitude and even though I received a text in addition thanking me, I knew it meant a lot to her that she shared it with all her friends on the app. A spark of spontaneity seems most effective for me when expressing