Thank You for Being Upset

"I'm glad you are upset" - the only kind of situation where saying something like this is acceptable is when you tell a co-worker you'll be leaving the workplace for good and your colleague is genuinely let down by the fact that you won't be seen in the office any more. With this being said, I'm very thankful you're upset!

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Thanks Are Everywhere

Thanks are everywhere, one just needs to look. It's actually amazing how much you can be thanked throughout the day - I'm on the look out for those 'silent' ones now!

What Are We Supposed to Say in Reply to 'Thank You'?

While browsing Miss Manners' column on msn (in the hopes the answer to my question was somehow published without me knowing (it wasn't and there's still no reply), I came across another interesting reader question - What are we supposed to say when someone says thank you?

This made me wonder just how many different ways to respond are out there in different cultures. What do they say in your country? Or do you know of any responses in a foreign language that seem unusual to you?

In Russian,  we say "nothing for" as in "nothing to thank me for", and sometimes people reply with "please", which would be the Russian equivalent for "you're welcome" in this situation. The article also gives an example of a proper reply in Spanish, which is "de nada" and means "it was nothing".

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Amo La Vida

Touching and deeply meaningful, it's a fascinating short film told in a very heartwarming way. If, for whatever reasons, you can't sit through the whole piece, take the time to enjoy the bread story told in the beginning, but let me warn you - you're missing out if you're not watching till the end. 

"Gratitude in so many ways is so dramatically missing in the world today. Without gratitude nothing is enough... And no matter what I do, I don't live like I deserve this, I live like I thank life for this."

Amo La Vida starring Julio Olalla by Nic Askew for soulbiographies.com

P.S. Thanks to Toni Powell of 365 Grateful for bringing it to my attention!

The Trouble With Thank You Notes

I'm not sure just exactly how I came across this fantastic article on thank you notes on Slate circa 2005, but it's well worth going back in time! If you happen to be a Thankful Newsletter subscriber or like TTYP on Facebook, you've had a chance to check it out already, but if you're none of these, you might want to take a moment to do so now. Why? It features pretty awesome authentic thank yous from Benjamin Franklin, Harry Truman, Virginia Woolf and Margaret Mitchell among a few others.

To read more on how to write thank you notes visit:

• How To Write Thank You Notes: 6 Tips from Author Cat Wagman via TTYP 
• How To Write Thank You Notes: More Tips from Author Cat Wagman via TTYP 
• & a cool and super easy to follow step by step guide How to Write a Thank-You Note via The Morning News  

 

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