It is imperative that people — including yourself — don’t ever forget how important expressing gratitude is for your relationships, as well as for others and yourself. Expressing gratitude can keep us positively grounded while nurturing what is around us. The best part, it can nurture every type of relationship. From our professional, familial, social, to our miscellaneous relationships gratitude is always welcomed.

Sometimes, it can feel awkward to reveal that level of emotion. The most common way to let someone know how grateful you are is through thank yous and general politeness; however, today, let’s dive a little deeper.

Acts of Service

Ask any parent, spouse, friend, coworker, or stranger how you can make them feel a bit more special; and they’ll mention an action. Sometimes the work we put into our lives, relationships, and work can go unnoticed; or, worse, they are criticized for not being perfect.

A great way to curb this is to simply do something kind for someone. It doesn’t require buying an extravagant gift or even investing too much of your time. A simple return of kindness can go a long way.

For a coworker, it can be as simple as buying them a morning coffee or afternoon tea. Thanking them for helping you out that one time (or maybe every time, if they’ve had your back more than once).

For a stranger, a simple acknowledgment of their time is more than enough. Yes, you can say thank you, but you can also allow them to take the reins. For example, saying: “Thank you so much for meeting up with me. I’ve had such a great time. Let’s make it better by doing something you want to do next. Is there anything you want to do right now or the next time we hang out?” Creating and allowing them the space to take some control over your time together can go a long way.

Affection

Now, this might be a bit harder to implement with strangers because there are very valid concerns of crossing boundaries here; however, there IS a way to avoid this. Affection can be verbal. Later on in the meet-up, you can take a moment to be vulnerable.

Explain how and why this person is receiving the compliments you’re giving them, and why it means so much to you specifically. This creates a level of trust because generally people recognize the risk it takes to be vulnerable.

Unlike when we were children, the expression of immense gratitude holds so much more weight as an adult. Our previous experiences can reveal to us how rare some people (and their energy) genuinely are to come across. Those who are deserving should be told.

Revealing some personal life experiences can also help this person appreciate you more too. It is an unspoken truth that vulnerability takes strength. Overcoming your worries can reveal how courageous you are to others, and give them the courage and comfortability to do the same.

Here’s an example: “I love how kind you are because recently I’ve grown apart from some important relationships in my life. It kind of felt like the end of the world, but our time together has helped me realize there are more wonderful people for me to meet. Thank you for being that fun and meaningful reminder.”

It’s thorough yet specific. Feel free to use that as a general guideline when thinking of some words to share.

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