Selfish Gratitude

Good morning, appreciation has become selfish and thank you has become mute. The failure to realize when words are just words and actions speak louder. Taking into consideration the acknowledgement we all want to feel but we only want to be on the receiving in. Giving is receiving but if you think speaking is giving you’re not listening. We are so scared to be vulnerable to one another but we expect the opposite from the other. Makes sense, not at all. How can one be open and the other closed? If showing appreciation was as simple as two words, then when you receive services there wouldn’t be a tip jar staring in your face or gratuity added to your bill. Not saying that the words mean nothing but the same gratitude and acknowledgement you want to receive should be given to receive. There are many that miss this concept because they are given so much without an inkling of obligation. Spoiled rotten to the core and oblivious to the evident devotion that is taken for granted. Taken away and there’s still no shame for there seems to be no wrong doing. Nor will it be missed for there are many to fill the gap. If our livelihood depended on someone else’s gratitude and they showed the same attitude you had, do you think you would be living the same lifestyle you are now? Of course not, you would be fighting for the same appreciation that others are struggling to get from you. Acknowledging the smallest thing can turn into the biggest. Listen, take notes, and show the people in your life that you do appreciate them even when you may not show it all the time. Make an effort to pay close attention to what they do for you and how they make you feel by giving small tokens of your gratitude each day making them feel the same way.