{"id":11953,"date":"2019-11-21T00:56:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T06:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=11953"},"modified":"2019-11-21T00:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T06:59:02","slug":"the-importance-of-saying-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-saying-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance Of Saying Thank You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My two year old grandson came barreling in the door of the\nhouse calling out \u201cGrandma\u2026Grandma\u201d as he ran over to me to give me a hug.  I\u2019m telling ya\u2026.that is seriously just about\nTHE GREATEST thing in the entire world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I sat with him playing it made me long for the days when\nmy own two children were still young and living at home with me\u2026.  If I close my eyes I can still hear the sound\nof their laughter coming from upstairs as they played together.  I can still picture them dancing around in\nthe kitchen and laughing like crazy when they were supposed to be helping set\nthe table for dinner. I see them lying on the living room floor watching\ncartoons together and giggling like crazy. Oh how I miss those times\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started looking through some old photos and reading past journal entries from the time my kids were still at home. I came across an entry about an experience with my daughter Ashley that I wanted to share:

“I saw the funniest quote today that I just had to share with Ashley:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen your home alone and someone knocks on your door:
10% say \u201cwho is it?\u201d
64% look through the peep hole.
25% open the door.
1% crawl around on the ground like a ninja and look through the
window very quietly to make sure it isn\u2019t a masked murderer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I finished reading it we both started busting up because Ashley is TOTALLY part of the 1%!\u00a0 I asked Ashley why she does that whole ninja thing and she answered, \u201cCause I know you won\u2019t let me open the door for strangers, but I also know you want me to get the packages from the UPS guy, so I have to crawl around to see if his truck is out there first so I know it\u2019s okay to answer the door\u201d. I laughed so hard my sides hurt…some days that child cracks me up beyond belief…\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we stopped laughing Ashley immediately said, \u201cHey one day when Dad was here and he answered the door I heard him say \u201cThanks\u201d to the UPS guy and I thought that was really cool, so we should always remember to do that.\u00a0 Yeah, him and the person who hands you toilet paper when you are in a stall that doesn\u2019t have any in a public restroom and you have to scream for help…We should remember to thank them as well.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then started listing all the people in life she thought we\nshould all remember to thank a little more often \u2013 she referred to them as the\nunsung heroes that help us every day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The UPS Guy that brings your packages (especially the ones from\nzappos!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The Mailman who brings your mail each day, even in the bad\nweather<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The Person at the Grocery store that bags your groceries for\nyou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The parking garage attendant that takes your ticket and lets\nyou out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The receptionist at the front desk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The garbage man that comes each week to take the trash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The person who serves your food at the restaurant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The pharmacist that fills a prescription for you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The person working the counter at the gas station<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I so love being her Mom. And I’m grateful for her reminder of how important it is to say “THANK YOU” to all of those people who help us with the everyday things in our lives that we so often tend to overlook…\u00a0(end of journal entry)\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I just want to say THANK YOU Dalton and Ashley for being such great kids, and thank you Alexis and Alex for being such great kid-in-laws, and thanks to Flynn and Magnolia for being the most amazing grandbabies in the world. Being your Mom and Grandma is the highlight of my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I want to say THANK YOU to all of you for taking the time to read my blogs each day, and THANK YOU for liking them, and sharing them, and sending kind comments about them.\u00a0 I THANK YOU for letting me share so much of me and my life with all of you…THANK YOU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~Amy Rees Anderson (author of the book \u201cWhat Awesome Looks Like: How To Excel in Business & Life<\/a>\u201d ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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