better late than never

i don't know about you but as i get older, my birthday wishes, cards, calls aren't as on time as they used to be. not just for birthdays, it might be a grief note or thinking of you, any type of correspondence. and, by the way, i still believe in paper in the mail with stamps correspondence. i hope that art never dies out completely in this computer age.

but the point today is not that, it's really that it's never too late to send that note or even give that gift. i had a birthday recently and i was thinking about a gift i received last year A YEAR LATE.  that was probably the most memorable gift i'll ever receive (tho not the giver's intention). it was a gorgeous, white orchid (with green stem and leaves!). my aunt was not too shy once she realized she missed my b-day the previous year and so she sent the plant A YEAR LATER.

don't ever think "it's too late, i'm too embarrassed, i'll just forget-about-it." go ahead and do it! the person(s) will appreciate the loving deed no matter when it's done. i surely did and still do, a year afterwards.