I found myself not only being grateful, but I was also expressing my gratitude to others. I am saying thank you to others for any little thing they do for me. These Thank yous are not just said in passing, I mean it. And I find a kind word or two to go along with the thank you, so that others know how much their help means to me and makes my life easier.

For example, there is a woman I work with that I send tasks to complete. And she always completes the task and lets me know when she is finished. I can count on her and never have to monitor her work to make sure it gets done. So, when she completed one of those tasks, I shared with her how much I rely on her, and thanked her for her commitment to her work, that allows me the freedom to focus on something else. I let her know, that I don't take her for granted, I appreciate EVERYTHING she does for me!

The response was heartwarming. We both felt better after the conversation. It made me think how I need to be sure that I recognize the efforts of others. I always SAY thank you, when someone does something for me. However, if I added more specifics, the thank yous would be more profound..

Something that I am pondering and using this month.. I will let you know how this changes things for me..