A Facebook message

Sometimes, you don't realize, that just by being, you are inspiring someone. And every now and then, you might just be lucky enough to hear about it.

"Hey Kristine, it was nice bumping into you. I hope you're not freaked out when I tell you that you somehow seem like an inspiration to me. Dubai has been tough, you get lost out here (well, that's for me). Anyway, just wanted to ask how you stay happy and content with your life? I used to have that feeling back home, it's just different here...."

A message which I have kept in my inbox since it was sent in October, 2009, from a beautiful stranger who has become a friend of mine. What she may never know is that her message means a million to me, and that she warmed my heart probably a hundred times more than she thinks. Ahhh it makes me feel mushy just reading it again. :)

-Kristine Fernandez, Dubai UAE