Thursday, February 24, 2011

Thank-you: A list


I have been away from this space for a few days to tend to my darling oldest daughter.  It started with a fever and constant cough and did not get better from there.  A trip to the doctor (thanks to my sweet husband!) and some medicine have made a world of diference.  It is not 100% yet but we are hopefully on the right path.

I had a few (and I mean a few!) moments to read yesterday before my eyes closed in what I hoped would be a good nights sleep (as sleep as been absent here lately).  I read about something called a Thank-you list.  The idea is to think about those pivotol people in your life, current or historical, who you feel had a positive, nurturing, loving impact on your life.  The idea is also to consider those people who may have just been there for you at the right time, at the right moment, and the impact was remembered.  Perhaps these are people who you never had the chance to say thank-you to for how they made you feel.  Maybe these are individuals in your life who you have not said thank-you to recently, but who would be thrilled to hear how much you care.  The author of the article made the important and, not to be underestimated point, that everyone appreciates hearing positive feedback, everyone appreciates being noticed, and it spurs people to continue to offer kindness to others.  I thought about who might be on my list and it made me smile. 

Who would be on your thank-you list?  Reach out to someone today - you would make their day!

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