grace notes

Grace notes. I first learned about grace notes when I was a flute student many, many years ago. In musical terms they are the small, quickly played notes that add to the melody of what is being played; a quick embellishment to the music being made.

Today, though, I am thinking about grace notes as embellishments to conversation. Going the extra mile so to speak. Just adding an affirmation, speaking with a smile, asking someone how they are in a sincere way and caring about and listening to their answer.

Wouldn't our conversation be so much more pleasant to others and pleasing to God if we just added a grace note every once in a while.