THANK YOU !

Will you please tell your wife "Thank you, for speaking to me? Most people just ignore you or they won't speak if they look at you." This was said to me as I was approaching a lady who was loading groceries into the trunk of her car. Now what do you think of that? My wife had only asked her how she liked the store and said a few other words; and the lady was thankful!! Later as I reflected on the incident, I thought to myself, that that must be a very lonely woman. We never know the good we can do with just a smile; without even saying a word. This surprised me for I very seldom hear the words thank you from anyone! Especially from someone I haven't given something or done something for them that actually took some effort.

In our everyday lives there are many, many times when we will have an opportunity to express our appreciation and thank an individual. It doesn't" have to be some big thing that they have done for us. It can be something as simple as letting us pass in front of them as we get ready to go through a door. How about that driver that lets us through traffic as we try to enter the street from a parking lot? Do we let them know we are thankful? It only takes a wave of the hand.

Now we have spoken mostly about strangers. How about close friends and family? How about the husband or wife? There is another group we have not mentioned and that is the children. If they are going to grow up and be thankful people and say thanks, they will more than likely follow in their parents footsteps. So thank them for even the small things they do around the house and yard. Thank them for being polite to to you or anyone else. Don't miss any chance to thank them! This is a must.

Debts of gratitude are the most difficult to collect.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

Do not neglect gratitude. Say thank you. Better still, say it in writing. Simple note of thanks is money it the bank and you will be reembered.