The Art of Thank-You
Yesterday while strolling through Barnes & Noble book store, I chanced upon this delightful little book." The Art of Thank You, Crafting Notes of Gratitude "
by Connie Leas. What a wonderful little book ! On the inside cover it says something that really grabbed my attention...
"Can writing thank-you notes really enlarge your spirit ?
Absolutely, says author Connie Leas. She prefers the term "notes of gratitude ." is a spiritual state, an acknowledgement of our own unimportance and dependence on others."
I really like this concept. We have gotten out of the habit of writing notes and its a loss. We dash off an email and consider that good, but walking to the mail box and finding a handwritten note is something that changes your entire mood.
I sat down today to read some of this book while some paint was drying on a shelf that is being turned from a dark wood stain into a petal pink shelf for the new guest room. I made my little reading space as pretty as I could, poured some rose petal tea, had Brahms playing on the stereo, this spot in time, nearly perfect.
Back to work painting walls and day dreaming of quiet days lazing in a hammock with not a care in the world.
Comments
One of the things I try to do every day in my faculty hotline is to call out the staff members I've seen going beyond the call of duty. Thanking them in such a public way has done a lot for creating good relationships with the staff as I eased into administration! But even better than a public e-mail, is the time one takes to hand write a personal note. It takes more time, but it covers more distance in the long run probably...
REvee
Kelli
By the way, I've just started a blog that has to do with avoiding the medical system and prescription drugs. It's at medfreehealth.blogspot.com.
Connie Leas