Thank you
Yesterday, I enjoyed a lovely evening and a lovely bottle of white wine with a girlfriend.
She told me that after meditating in the morning she had the urge to say thank you to several persons, thank you for just being in her life, thank you for being there when she needed them and thank you for their affection and respect.
And people she met that day complimented her on her good looks.
Is that not lovely?
She felt so rooted after her meditation, ready to reach out to the world, her inner beauty manifest on her face and receiving so much in return.
When did you last say thank you and how did people react?
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I actually did this yesterday to the Big Issue man (the disadvantaged guy who sells the Big Issue at the Perth train station). He ALWAYS says hello to everyone, and I’ve been back in the city working now for 2 weeks, and he pointed at me, winked and said hello and I smiled and said thank you! He brings a smile to my face every morning – shame I cant give him $5 every day…
Lovely, Janine, thanks for sharing.
This reminds of the guy selling SURPRISE, this is a project of supporting unemployed people, each and every day he is standing there shouting at the top of his voice SURPRISE SURPRISE. Except he is not saying hello to everybody. Then I noticed that he had not been standing there for some days and when he was back I said to him: “I missed you. Where have you been?” And then he smiled for the first time!
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That’s so beautiful! I think it’s the same concept…I do worry and still look for a lady. In my last stint working in the city there was a lady – she was I guess late 50’s – early 60’s, and towards the end of my stint she had to sit in a chair with a huge bandage around her leg, I think the infection had set in, and it reminded me of my Gran. She’s not there anymore : ( She reminded me of my Gran (Gran Ripper) – kinda sad, looks like she had a hard life, but a beautiful spirit. I just wanted to hug her…but I tried to just smile instead and buy the Big Issue and her Xmas calendar. Ah life.
Thanks for reminding me what true beauty is all about, Barbara! It’s about internal peace and joy that shines outward! =) I often forget how important it is to take care of my soul.
The last time I truly said thank you to someone in person was a good friend of mine who just discovered that she has cancer. I thanked her for her friendship. Needless to say, it was an evening of tears. I want to remember to recognize my gratitude and express my thankfulness, even when there are no tragedies.
Thank you so much for this post, friend!
@Samantha Bangayan Sam, very true, and ever so often we cover everything in daily shallowness!
Thanks for sharing, I hope your friend is better and may we achieve to express our feelings of respect, gratitude and loving every day.
Greetings to my far away friend, Barbara!
What an interesting thought! I try to thank my daughters every day. Lots of people enhance my life, I need to thank them more!
@JSJ2020 Ah, you are so right, our children will learn from us copying our behaviour and attitude.
You are lucky that lots of people enhance your life, does this not also mean that you do the same thing to them? Let us keep the door to our souls wide open!
I think I say thank you pretty often but now I want to say Thank You for this precious reminder! :-))
@jpage.manuel Joy, and a very beautiful day to you! It just takes this tiny bit of awareness and it works!
Last week I went shopping and met a bunch of grumpy and stressed people in the lift. You could feel the tension and how everybody avoided direct eye contact. Just do not drown in that negative flood, was my thought and you have 30 seconds to decide what you want to do. When I exited, I said rather loud: “Good bye and have a beautiful day!” Not all of them replied but the air went out of that negative ballopn!
And I felt ever so good! What a small thing to do and what feedback you get!
I’ve seen so many photos of rosebuds and roses just beginning to open, and I always feel it misses the point a bit. To me the rose isn’t a rose until fully opened. A brief moment and it is gone. But perfect in all its glory…beautiful photo.
I tell people thank you every day. I firmly believe that what I give away in positive energy returns to me tenfold. I believe saying thank you is a sign of respect too, and I see many people who don’t receive the respect they deserve, and I make sure I show that respect with an appropriate thank you or other comment to them.
~cath xo
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@jonesbabiejonesbabie Hi Cath, Thanks for your lovely compliment, very true what you say about the fleeting beauty of a rose in full bloom. Probably this is why we cherish it even more.
Saying thank you and respecting other people: is it not strange that many people think it is their right (in terms of “the others owe this to me”) to receive affection, respect and attention without bothering to make the first step?
Thank you for your reflective thoughts – have a lovely weekend, Barbara