The Art of Saying Thank You

I’m back… I’ve been out sick with a cold for the past few days so I haven’t been up for my journal.  Today I wanted to write a little about the power of saying thank you.  I know that this is a time to ask for foregiveness but I think that this time leading up to the high holidays is also a time to make sure that we’ve said all of our thank yous.  As they say, what you appreciate grows in value.

Although I have a slick and easy way to send card -based thank you’s — I think the very best, most meaningful (and hardest) way to say thank is to do it in person.  People are often surprised to find out that they’ve made such an impact on you.  They start to think about who to thank — the ripple effect can be amazing.

So, one of my tasks this Elul is to think about who I want to thank and make sure that I tell them what they mean to me… I think I’m going to start with my mom