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According to Google, the definition of “Thank You” is a polite expression used when acknowledging a gift, service, compliment, or accepting or refusing an offer. I question how often we say thank you or give thanks and do not expect anything in return. Sometimes I wonder when I get no response from a given gift that they did not like the gift, or they simply don’t say thanks. One example of wondering about the world of thank you is when I had given a wedding shower gift that was purchased from the bride’s registry and received no email or card of thanks. I guess no response is good, but it made me think back to my mother’s words. When I received a gift or a compliment, she always made sure that I said to say thank you or send a card. No matter what the gift was, it was just something I was taught to do to show gratitude. I realized that how I was brought up to show gratitude isn’t necessarily how others have been. However, I also have reciprocated by someone giving me something and expecting something in return. That was not a gift but a tool, and there’s a difference.
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How would you feel if you had ever given a gift if the reciprocate never said thank you?
In the Forbes article, “Pause And Say Thank You,” author Jon Dwoskin gave a 30-day challenge of expressing thanks to at least one person daily. He then asked to look at how that made you feel. Would you take that challenge?
Whether it is an email, an e-card, or a text message, it all counts as ways of showing gratitude.
This song By Diana Ross called Thank You puts a smile on my face, so I wanted to share this video.
In this world, we must show gratitude to those who appreciate it and those who do not. It is okay if a person does not appreciate your thankfulness and gratitude because you will feel inside that gratitude for what you have done by planting that seed of love.
Thank You!
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