"Never suppress a generous thought"

 Recently, we went on a little outing to the mall as a family, which is something our kids enjoy doing.  As we were making a pit stop to the bathroom, a little girl around 4 or 5 and her mother were just coming out of the stalls.  Lucy went in first and the little girl excitedly told her "Aw, I love your shoes!"  and then to me she said "I like your baby, she's so cute!".  We thanked her and then Emma came in and she told her bubbly "Your hat and glasses are really sparkly and cool!" Emma thanked her also. After we finished our duty in the restrooms, we went out to where this mom and daughter met their dad and little brother.  We walked down the long hallway to get back to the mall area, and there we heard her give compliments to more strangers walking by.  It put a smile on all our faces.  She was so generous in her compliments and seemed to want to compliment everyone. What a sweet girl!  I thought of how often I think a nice thought but don't say it out loud much.  It made me think of a quote by the late Camilla Kimball, wife of President Spencer W. Kimball, a prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She said "Never suppress a generous thought".  Whether it's a compliment like this little girl showed us that day, a nice gesture, a smile or a hug, an act of service, a card in the mail or a nice text, apologizing or asking for forgiveness, sincerely thanking others for what they do for you...you can't go wrong by acting on these generous thoughts.  Generous thoughts are not meant to be kept to yourself but to be given away.  So let's live out loud and compliment each other and look for the good in others and help each other out. Because it feels so good to receive, but sooo much better to give.  I will try harder to give compliments out like this little girl did to all and be more generous in living.