How to Express Gratitude

The impact of gratitude is marginally trivialized, because gratitude is as medicine to the heart. Gratitude lifts the heart from set backs that seek to weight it and brings a glow from the positive stream of gratitude expressed in words or actions. There many ways by which gratitude can be communicated; form something as simple as a nod, a smile a kind and thankful word to cards, videos, flowers, podiums and poems. It is imperative to make a deliberate effort to match the mode of expressing gratitude with the occasion, and intended purpose.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Take time to comprehend that gratitude starts from the heart and therefore there is need to adjust perspective starting from the way one perceives life and events. Understand that gratitude is a reflection and perspective therefore it’s difficult to extend it to anyone unless one starts practicing as a way of life. As the famous saying says “practice makes perfect”
2. Start with the commencing of your day as you rise up from bed, be thankful that you rose from sleep successfully yet another day and that you might have the chance too change or shape your life or some else’s life through your interaction with them . This helps you realize and remind you of how powerful you are and that you have the power to impact others.
3. Consciously think of the people that surround you that you interact with and that ways the impact your life in a positive way. Understand that being human there will be some negative things people may have or transmit in their interactions but try to weed out the set backs in the interaction and so you can deliberately come up with a ways express gratitude depending on the recipient.
4. The basis of communication is to male sure that the message is transmitted properly so that the recipient may know and understand the intended objective. Access the appropriate ways to express gratitude to each person depending on the relationship, the basis of expression of gratitude.
5. Select the method that will effectively communicate appreciation. Be careful to select modest and sincere without overwhelming the person who did a good deed or without sounding absolutely flimsy with something that had serious impact in your wellbeing.
6. Express gratitude without tying too many strings around it, so that you do not get offended if the response is less than what you expected. Even if a person is not ‘your best friend’ be sincere and objective in expressing gratitude when they have done something good.
7. Savor the pleasant things in life form the riding of the sun, the wind whispers, the beauty of the snow, the charm of spring, the sensation of the moon and stars as a daily routine. This practice helps filter out the root of bitterness as you embrace you day and effectively neutralize the impact of bad experiences. This frees your heart and opens a window to joyful and grateful living.

Tips & Warnings

• In gratitude is not neutral and failure to express gratitude tends to fertilize bitterness and encourage illness of the heart, body and soul.
• Match the expression of gratitude be sincere but measured by taking into account the type of relationship, their character, the cause, and the timing.