There was a hashtag on Twitter trending worldwide the other day, called #wordsnotusedoftenenough …which I really enjoyed scrolling through. It’s funny, because as I was seeing an overwhelming response to several particular phrases, I was reminded of 2 phrases we were taught growing up…and 1 that we probably weren’t taught enough.
The “magic” words we were taught:
1. “Please”
2. “Thank You”
And the "magic words we may never have seen demonstrated:
1. "I was wrong"
Quick question for today: what would your world look like if we were just a little more thankful / appreciative / pleasant / humble / self-aware? The “thank you” that you were expecting may not evoke much emotion…but the “thank you” you were expecting that was never received most likely will. And the unexpected “thank you” always evokes a response in us. How about the unexpected “I’m sorry?” I think it’s just an overflow of the love that grows inside us for one another.
Maybe we throw out our intentions, and send that thank you note/text we thought about last week…or maybe it’s time for us to admit we were wrong…
You know this is important, just like I do. But if you’re like me, there’s always a gap between our knowledge and our actions. Maybe we just take a couple of those this week, and act on them? I think that would be pretty great.
I thank you (sincerely) for reading, I hope this blesses you.
-ABB