"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.""Randy Pausch"
From my experience, the act of gratitude brings happiness within. It unveils this unexplainable inner peace. Both the giver and the receiver feel happy when an act of gratitude is observed. It's very simple to show appreciation for a kindness you received from someone; unfortunately, many people see gratitude as a chore and wouldn't unzip their mouth to acknowledge good deeds. How strange, but it's what it is. Some people's personalities are just sickening.
Two days ago, I shared my experience with an ungrateful friend with her ugly attitude, and I am happy with the comments I received on that post. One thing I have noticed is that an act of gratitude attracts more goodies on our way. Even our God loves to receive our praise and gratitude, and He doesn't hesitate to bless us more when we genuinely appreciate him for the ones he did in the past. Same applicable to humans; however, some humans don't bother if you appreciate them or not, but personally I bother 💯. Yeah, when I show you a little kindness, the word thank you is necessary;, it will make me have the heart to do that for you next time. Like I mentioned in my previous post, that's how I was raised. Mum taught me to always appreciate people for the little things I can think of or imagine that people do for me.It just worth it, and if I have my way, I will make it a compulsory trait for everyone to possess.
When my younger sister was in the university, I do transfer money to her and she wouldn't call to say thank you. She did that several times, and I corrected her without any tangible changes from her. I saw it as a feeling of entitlement, and I stopped sending her money. She came begging, and I taught her to be grateful for little thing;, it was when she learned it that I continued to support her schooling back then. You have seen how much I hold this virtue in high esteem. That's exactly how I express gratitude to others for everything people do for me . It just makes sense to show appreciation;, it takes nothing away from me but instead brings me inner peace.
When I was pregnant with my last child, I received huge kindness from my neighbor, and her kindness pierced my heart. I was relocating, packing my properties to my new home. She visited and blamed me for not calling her to assist, seeing that I was heavily pregnant. She didn't only assist me with packing my properties, but she followed me to my new home to arrange my home for me, making sure that I didn't stress myself and my unborn child. As if that wasn't enough, she would come down from time to time to help me do laundry when she heard of a little complications I had before delivery. I deeply appreciated her kindness and looked closely at what I think she needed and gifted her with it. She never saw that coming, but she deserved it. Her actions pushed me into blessing her life in appreciation for the good things she willingly did for me.
Being grateful is important and something worth doing for each other when needed. Gratitude helps strengthen our relationship with each other, making others feel appreciated through the act of gratitude and kind words, which is capable of fostering stronger bonds and trust; it becomes a win-win for all!
This post was inspired by the #inleo community and my entry to the #septemberinleo monthly topic Day 5.Please check out the prompt to get involved.
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