Reading
The 5 Love Languages
changed
my relationships
with loved ones,
business partners,
team members,
customers
for the better.
Before I read that book,
I was only showing love
and appreciation
in one way
– the way I preferred
to receive it.
I was telling people
I appreciated them.
That was fine
for the words of affirmation
people
but that did very little
for the
acts of service
or
receiving gifts
or
quality time
or
physical touch
people.
Now, if I know a person’s love language,
I might tell her I appreciate her
as that is MY love language
but I will pair that
with something in HER love language.
If I don’t know her love language
or I’m showing appreciation
to multiple people
with multiple love languages,
I’ll try to use
as many love languages
as possible.
For example,
for my readers
(customers),
I will host a Facebook party
to ensure
the quality time people
feel loved.
I will send stickers
to everyone
to ensure
the receiving gifts people
feel appreciated.
I will send notes
on really nice, textured paper
with those stickers
so the physical touch people
feel appreciated.
I will respond
to requests from readers
for character updates,
sharing these updates
with everyone.
This makes
the acts of service people
very happy.
People show
and receive love
in different ways.
Consider
taking the love languages
into consideration
when you show appreciation.