A Walk From the Salon That Brought an Unexpected Lesson

She burst into laughter, thanked him, and bent down to fix it. The moment amused her. What she had briefly mistaken for attention was simply a small, practical kindness.

Later, driving home, she smiled at herself. The moment hadn’t embarrassed her—it grounded her. Confidence, she realized, doesn’t come from being noticed, but from noticing yourself with warmth and humor. Sometimes, the best moments are the ordinary ones that quietly bring you back to yourself.