Keep Thanks On The Tip Of Your Tongue

While we celebrate one special day of giving thanks this month, we can enjoy making someone feel appreciated every day. It’s also a great way to energize our body and our soul.

There are big thanks, like when you run out of gas on the highway and an angel appears with a tank full of gas.  Or a stranger who picks up all the spilled candy that your little darling scattered on the supermarket floor.  Then there’s little thanks, like every time you check out at the convenience store.  Acknowledging the cashier, who continues smiling at an unending line of customers, might be the only recognition she’s felt in a week.

In all cases, we’re trying to communicate that we appreciate whatever someone has done.  What we sometimes forget when our mouths quietly say “thanks” is to look the person in the eye to acknowledge their positive presence in our day.  Adding a couple of words beyond ‘thank you’ usually is what gets remembered —   “Thanks for your great service!” or “You are awesome!”

Who To Thank?

You know your favorites, but in case someone has slipped your mind, here are a few others to consider.

*Maintenance workers *Receptionists *Mechanics *Coaches *Nursing assistants *Childcare workers *Construction laborers  *Editors *Fast food cooks *High school principals *Ice cream servers *Snow shovelers *Butchers  *Caregivers *Organists *Truck drivers *Pizza makers *Librarians *Bank tellers *Bus drivers. 

And A Few More:

The person cleaning the restroom

The guy mopping the floor

Neighbors who pick up trash in the road

Puppies waiting at the door for you to come home

People who anonymously scatter kindness wherever they go

The millions of folks who may never have been thanked

       Find someone to thank today.   And have a Happy Thanksgiving!