I spent the weekend
with two loved ones
– an older loved one
and the younger loved one
who voluntarily takes care of her.
The extremely bitter
older loved one
didn’t say thank you
to the younger loved one
at all,
not once
during the entire weekend.
I was shocked
by the lack of gratitude.
And I told her that.
She said
if she said thank you
every time
he did something for her,
she’d be saying thank you
all the time.
I told her
yes, that’s what
she SHOULD be doing.
If he takes the time
to help her,
she should at least
take the time
to say two words in return.
Saying thank you
does a number of things.
It makes the other person
feel appreciated.
That alone is worth
uttering those two words.
But it also reminds us
that the other person
didn’t have to take
that action.
They could have ignored us
and walked away.
That’s ALWAYS an option.
It builds gratitude
within us
and gratitude
is the key to happiness.
Yep, we often increase our own joy
by thanking others,
by uttering those two short words.
Say thank you..
for the other person
and for yourself.