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Mywife,Shirley,andIhavegoneonvacationstoaquietbeachinsouthwesternFloridaformostofourmarriedlife.Ifthatbeachcouldtalk,itwouldtellofteenagenewlywedswhosunnedandwrote"Iloveyou"onitssands.Itwouldtellofalittlegirlwitheyesthecoloroftheseagatheringseashellsandofthreewildboysleapinganddivingintothesurf.Itwouldtellofjoyousvisitsovertheyearsfromfriends,parents,grandparents,newbridesandgrooms--andnowgrandchildren.Thebeachwouldtellglorioustalesofwarmthandgratitude.collectedby?i377r.
ButIrealizedonedaythatIhadrarelyexpressedmygratitudetotheonewho‘dlivedthoseyearswithme.Onour40thweddinganniversary,ShirleyandIwalkedagainthefamiliarmarginofthesea.ItoldherthenhowthankfulIwasthatshesharedmylife.
Wedon‘thavetowaitforanniversariestothanktheonesclosesttous--theonessoeasilyoverlooked.IfIhavelearnedanythingaboutgivingthanks,itisthis:Giveitnow!Whileyourfeelingofappreciationisaliveandsincere,actonit.Sayingthanksissuchaneasywaytoaddtotheworld‘shappiness.CollectedBy?
Afewyearsago,ayoungwomanfromaneighboringtownwonascholarshiptoaprestigiouscollege.Althoughtheinner-cityhighschoolsheattendedwasplaguedwithproblems,sheovercamethemandexcelled.Whenshegraduated,shemendedtheoften-malignedschoolforitschallengingcoursesandherteachersfortheirspecialinterestandencouragement."Ican‘tsayenoughgoodthingsabouttheschoolandtheteacherswhogavemesomuchofthemselves,"shesaid."Ishallbeeternallygratefultothem."CollectedBy
Sayingthanksnotonlybrightenssomeoneelse‘sworld,itbrightensyours.Ifyou‘refeelingleftout,unlovedorunappreciated,tryreachingouttoothers.Itmaybejustthemedicineyouneed.
BeforeA.J.Croninbecameabeestsellingauthor,hewasadoctor.Oncehetoldaboutacolleaguewhogaveanunusualprescriptiontopatientsafflictedwithworry,fear,discouragementorself-doubt.Thedoctorcalledithisthank-youcure."ForsixweeksIwantyoutosaythankyouwheneveranyonedoesyouafavor.Andtoshowyoumeanit,emphasizethewordswithasmile."Withinsixweeksmostofthedoctor‘spatientsshowedgreatimprovement.CollectedByi377r.
Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenyoucan‘texpressgratitudeimmediately.Inthatcasedon‘tletembarrassmentsinkyouintosilence--speakupthefirsttimeyouhavethechance.
IrecentlyreturnedhometoMontpelier,Ohio,forashortvisit.MemoriesofmyboyhoodfloodedbackasIwalkedthefamiliarstreets.ThenIsawMrs.Bible,andmymindflashedbacktohighschool.collectedby
Iwasafreshman,moreinterestedinsportsthanschoolwork,andIwasfallingbehindinmyLatinclass.ThenVioletBible,aneighborwhowasaschoolteacher,foundoutaboutmyproblem."Oh,Latin‘sgreatfun,"shetoldme."eovertonightafterdinnerandI‘llshowyou."Forthenextseveralweeks,shetutoredmeuntilIcouldconjugatewiththebestofthem--well,almost.Anyway,Ipassed.Atthecallowageof14itseemedperfectlynaturaltomethataworkingwifeandmotherhadnothingbettertodoafterahardday‘sworkthantutormeinLatin.CollectedBy
NowasIsawher,Irealizedwhatanunmonsacrificeithadbeen.And,afterallthoseyears,Itoldherso!"Whatyoudidwaswaybeyondthecallofduty,"Isaid."Thankyou."Iwasrewardedwithasurprisedsmileandasparkleinhereyes.
Eachhumanbeingisyearningforkindwordsofappreciation.InDecember1991,17-year-oldCandiBrown‘scaroverturned;theroofcollapsedandcrushedherskull.ThecrewsofEnginepany8andMed15inGrayson,Ga.,rushedhertoGwintMedicalCenter.Doctorstoldherparentstopreparefortheworst.ButCandisurvived.AyearlaterthefamilyservedaholidaydinnertotheGwintCountyfirefightersandemergencymedicaltechnicians.DuringdinnerCandi,whosegoalistowalknaturallyagain,rosepainfullyandsaid,"ThankyouforhelpingGodsavemylifeandgivingmeasecondchance.Iloveyou."collectedby.