Comments on: What do you want to be thanked for?

By: Shannon Fitzgerald

Shannon Fitzgerald — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:52:32 +0000

For being a good friend.

By: Beth C.

Beth C. — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:18:27 +0000

I totally understand.

By: Beth C.

Beth C. — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:16:05 +0000

I would like to be thanked for all of the things I do around the house. I always thank my husband for every little thing he does to help around the house. I do so because while there are things in life that we just “have to do,” we can choose the spirit in which we do them. When we choose to do the “have to dos” in the spirit of love and respect for one another, that brings a new level of awareness and spirituality to every task. The “thank you” becomes an acknowledgement of the spirit in which the task was completed. When I cook for him, do the grocery shopping, the laundry or anything else, I am really doing it because I love him and our home and not just because I have to do it. I would like to be thanked more in acknowledgement of the spirit in which I choose to complete my domestic tasks.

By: MarieLeona

MarieLeona — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:59:29 +0000

Interesting question. I find it’s easy to think of what can I be thankful for but what do I want to be thanked for… Well, I always said that on my tombstone I want the inscription “I wanted to make the world at better place and only YOU will know if I did!” so maybe I want to be thanked for making the world a better place by being uncomplicated, by smiling and saying “Have a great day”, my letting those who are dear to me that I truly do love them, by being a friend, by listening and hopefully by being nonjudgmental…! Yes I think that basically this is what I would like to be thanked for. Oh Yes! and for being the best Mom, wife and grandmom I would be.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:29:38 +0000

I would like to be thanked for my innovative, out of the box thinking…..I’m not sure if others are comfortable with creative ideas and so they instead of being thankful for them they sometimes might feel threatened……perhaps due to the “change factor”….

By: Daniel Gibbons

Daniel Gibbons — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:50:04 +0000

I like being thanked by people who truly appreciate food for cooking a great dinner. That reminds me, I need to make more time to cook…

By: crosby

crosby — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:29:24 +0000

I would like to be thanked for the adjustments I have made in my life to make room for the needs of family members, in ways I have never had to do before. I would like to be thanked by those who are benefiting from these sacrifices in time, privacy and freedom. And thanked from the very depths of their souls, not in a perfunctory way.

By: Kristin (The Goat)

Kristin (The Goat) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:26:06 +0000

Yep, it was honest. I probably did need to get it off my chest! I didn’t realize it but, I bet I did need to get it off my chest. My husband and I have been working a lot of long hours together the past few months. I’m sure part of this grumbling is about us working together, too.

By: Kristin (The Goat)

Kristin (The Goat) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:16:55 +0000

You’re Welcome

By: Carrie McCarthy

Carrie McCarthy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:57:00 +0000

I used to be like that. Then I realised one day not accepting thanks was not validating someones offering. And that perhaps that offering took courage. It’s like a muscle,it takes time to get in shape.