Be thankful then fully acknowledge

Today in this “pause” period between Christmas and New Year, some thoughts on the power of telling people what they mean to you and of doing that with full acknowledgement and recognition, more than a “thank you”.

Three thoughts and stories for you on saying thank you with full acknowledgement.

Stop and be Grateful

Two days ago, for Christmas Day I wrote “Happiness and Gratitude”. In this post, I shared David Steindl-Rast’s talk on Gratitude and his advice on how to be grateful in any moment and through life. He took us back to the advice given to children when crossing a road. “Stop. Look. Go”. Of these, he noted, focus on “Stop”.

Stop. Take time, look around. Look up, perhaps. See the beauty of the world around you.

When we send a thank you card, we are stopping, we are taking time to honour that person and their gift to us.

By stopping, we connect to what we are grateful for.

Connect to what you are thankful for

Now, imagine you write a handwritten card to say thank you, whether that be for a gift, an action, a service they have given you or others.

What do you say in it? Is it simply “thank you” or do you express something that truly shows your gratitude and connection to what…