Hey, Friend! Today, I want to introduce you to Queenie.

She's the mother of my best friend, Alyssa, and one of our greatest teachers.

Queenie lives in Australia in a home for people with dementia.

At the beginning of the year, Alyssa spent a longer period at home near her.

There, my bestie juggled her work, her fitness and leisure activities, as well as family obligations – including daily visits to Queenie.

She's called Queenie for a reason; she's the queen of hearts all around her.

She radiates and she's grateful.

When her daughter visits her, she smiles and simply says thank you.

She never asks where Alyssa has been before or where she's going after.

She doesn't make a big deal out of what they'll do together today.

She's just grateful and graceful. She shows it, it's tangible.

This makes "showing up" on Alyssa's end easy.

When her daughter comes running all sweaty from a jog and stays just 15 minutes for a chat, Queenie is grateful.

If her child has a few hours to spar...