published July 2, 2009
in the Stockton Sentinel,
Stockton, Kansas
One day last week I received two thank-you cards in the mail. Yes, TWO in one day! I felt SO blessed, and the old gospel song, "Showers of Blessings," kept going through my head all afternoon. I vowed once again to remember how good it felt to receive those notes and to do a better job of sending similar warm fuzzies to bless another person's day.
Someone named Margaret Cousins is credited with saying "Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." I don't know who Margaret Cousins is, but I know how she felt when she said those words. Perhaps she had just received a note in the mail.
Today's modes of dashing off quick messages on our phone or in an email makes receiving a good "old-fashioned" note or letter in the U.S. postal mail feel like a treat. As much as I enjoy and appreciate finding messages in my "INBOX" from friends and family, or checking our family web page for the latest news or pictures, nothing can compare with the feeling I get when I tore open a real handwritten note. Getting two notes in one day was simply a double blessing!
A little appreciation certainly did make my day, and all it took was someone's willingness to put it into words. Let that be a lesson to me... and to you!
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