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February 8, 2006
Giving More Thanks
By DEANNA DAHLSAD
Some might argue with my statement that the Thank You card is
unexpected. For example, when you give a gift, a Thank You card is to be
sent in return. While this is a lovely tradition, it's not done as
often as it should be. And we, the gift senders, we understand that the
gift is appreciated, even if life is so busy that folks forget or cannot
keep up with these common courtesies. So we don't really expect to
receive these cards anymore.
(If you are one of the few folks who actually uphold your end in this
tradition, that's wonderful -- Don't stop!)
But this is not the only use of Thank You cards. In fact, it's the way
I least use my Thank You cards. My number one use of Thank You cards is
to send them anytime, just as a reminder of how special a person is to me.
Unlike the 'thinking of you' cards or the 'get well soon' cards, Thank
You cards have no down side to them. They are not sent because we are
miserable, or because we think the receiver is miserable. They are
given because the sender is aware of the real reason for sending a card
in either situation: you are thankful for having this person in your
life, and you want them to know it.
The Thank You card expresses more than a situation, it expresses the
relationship, and perhaps even more significantly, allows the sender to
note the specific qualities they admire about the person they are
writing to.
Thank You cards express our appreciation, warmth, and affection. They
send a simple but powerful message: I appreciate you.
And no one ever gets tired of hearing that.
Posted by photocartoonist at February 8, 2006 11:28 PM