Returning Thanks

Good Morning,

I hope you enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving. In the spirit of the season, I’m feeling very grateful this morning for you and everyone in my life, and I’ve been chewing on this food for thought: often the people who are closest to us, the ones we depend upon most, are the people we forget to thank.

When a stranger holds the door for us as we enter a building, we automatically say “thank you,” but when a loved one does something we’ve come to rely upon every day, how easy it is to take his or her efforts for granted.

More than 1,500 years ago, St. Ambrose said, “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” And more recently, Mother Teresa pointed out that “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”

I once dated a guy who got annoyed with me for saying “thanks for calling.” He said I shouldn’t thank him for something he’s going to do everyday anyway. But I disagree - because I don’t think I can say “thank you” enough, especially for the things that family members, friends and coworkers do everyday - anyway.

No success is ever achieved without the help of others. So whether I’ve said it too often, or not often enough, thank you. And have a sunny day!

Clarity

P.S. “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us,” Albert Schweitzer.

Clarity Patton Newhouse
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