{"id":1165,"date":"2009-11-10T08:45:59","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:42:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:42:35","slug":"day-16-saying-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/day-16-saying-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 16: Saying thank you in writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading up to Thanksgiving, each day I will blog about what I\u2019m doing to be more grateful. I invite you to join me, and to share your thoughts, observations, suggestions and ideas.<\/em>
\nDay 16: Remember when your parents would prompt you with “What do you say? Say thank you.”<\/strong>
\nMy mom was the thank you note enforcer. Writing them was non negotiable.
\nWhen I graduated from high school, Mom took custody of my graduation presents. Only after I had written a thank you note could I get possession of each gift.
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\"Crane<\/a>
Crane doesn't just make lovely thank you notes -- they also offer a PDF with tips on writing thank you notes. Click here to read it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSo I admit to having a strong bias but I believe in the power of the thank you note — especially of the hand written and mailed variety.
\nIt seems obvious to me that if someone has done something I’m grateful for, it’s a wonderful thing to say so and to say thank you. It’s one thing to make a note in my gratitude journal, which is good for my heart, but what if I can make the other person feel good, too?
\nUsually thank you notes are transaction specific — thanks for the gift, for inviting us to the party, for the job interview.
\nBut this week I’m writing thank you notes for a variety of things and people I’m grateful for, even if my gratitude is big and broad or if the inspiring act was long ago.
\nIf you stumble for the right words when you’re writing thank yous, the good folks at Write Express<\/a> offer some pointers — these are just a few, you’ll find more on their site:<\/p>\n