The Art Of The Thank You

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmS7h5-CfdnjnsBU4zDGv3YjbGTsLdLqsbAaquWps8V-vIhW4sIIIBa2Sl1IjPf-pEP8ztKAwnOcsbH5A7fEPSVPT9hjjDaH3NDOlByDXjEOF2YiYgUP6bn-vrfnP0gyw-Vq1VvhmflvM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmS7h5-CfdnjnsBU4zDGv3YjbGTsLdLqsbAaquWps8V-vIhW4sIIIBa2Sl1IjPf-pEP8ztKAwnOcsbH5A7fEPSVPT9hjjDaH3NDOlByDXjEOF2YiYgUP6bn-vrfnP0gyw-Vq1VvhmflvM/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7328.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">W</span>riting a <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">thank you note</span> is a small, gracious way to let someone know that their <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">kindness </span>towards you is appreciated. It validates and acknowledges a person and their <span style="color: #e06666;">thoughtfulness</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I</span> enjoy writing notes. A little<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> basket</span> filled with cards, envelopes, stickers, colorful pens and stamps sits on my desk ready to use. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">B</span>ut, something has gone a-rye this summer. I am behind in my thank you's!  I have several notes that need to go out to some very<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> dear</span> and thoughtful people that are late! How embarrassing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I </span>thought you might like to refresh your memory as I am refreshing mine on the<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> art</span> of writing a thank you note.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">T</span>his note is to my friend Barb for inviting me to a <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">wonderful </span>evening in a darling<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> garden shed</span> for high tea. It is a note well overdue. All the pictures are from that special evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhwLCbCHOYMDVobxwPxNIQ9nBcXr8Yv9qMvIBO_xF9BXzSWARAjOqN6aqIdZafefy-6zpi8V3cFZ4y82AdoPU36IooKkgh6ZDGxzJJOFEiroLhMDmI56NukTheY1ouEqGH4ahD0cwfSIN/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhwLCbCHOYMDVobxwPxNIQ9nBcXr8Yv9qMvIBO_xF9BXzSWARAjOqN6aqIdZafefy-6zpi8V3cFZ4y82AdoPU36IooKkgh6ZDGxzJJOFEiroLhMDmI56NukTheY1ouEqGH4ahD0cwfSIN/s640/Copy+of+IMG_6354.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere are some recommendations to help write a Thank You Note from the <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">heart</span>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClBXWzOnckuErn6sBMHvFlLkN0hR0U3_DtgxQpSoZ51bnUmjFzV4ftcWbOC8lo0sI-sgFwVN1ZeLyM_-8O1WrtplEAS4mDJKdJeAl-MGHZWUx_DNPss8b8WdyomZ_L3PyJcuyHw-VOJqF/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClBXWzOnckuErn6sBMHvFlLkN0hR0U3_DtgxQpSoZ51bnUmjFzV4ftcWbOC8lo0sI-sgFwVN1ZeLyM_-8O1WrtplEAS4mDJKdJeAl-MGHZWUx_DNPss8b8WdyomZ_L3PyJcuyHw-VOJqF/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7307.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I</span> remember reading about <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Princess Diana</span>.. she would not go to bed until all of the thank you notes she needed to get out in that day were done. She would get home from an event and before going to bed would write a note of thanks for the evening. Wonderful <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">discipline</span> and grateful <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">spirit</span>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">H</span>aving said that, late is better than not at all. I am<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> happy</span> to know that! Now I must write a note of apology too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">F</span>rom now on I am following the <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">example</span> of the Princess!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRjkcRlNeqi6tPMzBvo3_G_W1yHiGpGW4Vkf4-q5K7_tMnow1G-wCMjnDR9k52toDNvmmBemGdJKvQXEc8r4F77REc6LdsndfW6zmICxgdtCwiiwkXqW3d4oII_XJ8OPitk7Gm1vX4xhu/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRjkcRlNeqi6tPMzBvo3_G_W1yHiGpGW4Vkf4-q5K7_tMnow1G-wCMjnDR9k52toDNvmmBemGdJKvQXEc8r4F77REc6LdsndfW6zmICxgdtCwiiwkXqW3d4oII_XJ8OPitk7Gm1vX4xhu/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7314.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">T</span>his seems so elementary~ address the person by name. If you don't like to use "dear" how about dearest,<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> hello</span>, hi, greetings or just their name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Sb4s1Z2kxVn2Cwny6ZEZn3305YKYAxuv8NS06-LgGOf2kJOwgRztFKN6n-5xmQd4B7kKOuL-H-0v7OGEvDaVKdGULxQv_ypvWClBfpqgEmg50XrEPcWCV51DkXjlhbC7XXB3pC6HcZV5/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Sb4s1Z2kxVn2Cwny6ZEZn3305YKYAxuv8NS06-LgGOf2kJOwgRztFKN6n-5xmQd4B7kKOuL-H-0v7OGEvDaVKdGULxQv_ypvWClBfpqgEmg50XrEPcWCV51DkXjlhbC7XXB3pC6HcZV5/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7316.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">W</span>hatever the <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">kindness</span>, don't forget to specifically mention it. This is no time to be generic. Spend a couple of sentences writing about the<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> specific</span> gift or thoughtful benevolences. When writing a thank you note for a gift you might tell the giver why you are so <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">pleased </span>to get it, how you are going to use it or how the gift will impact your life in a good way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I</span>f you are writing, like I am, to thank someone for a <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">special time</span> give details of that time that were meaningful to you. Write about how you experienced the occasion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I</span>f you did not care for a gift, find something to say that is sincere. Remember "<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">It's the thought that counts</span>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSVYFSjaCliB3ES6Ibtf-_-Wc4wMYkTXAPHNh8E0Oqk8sLh4-Zbd_KvwjvkWJQN4rjgAXKvy9RLv86wrcQ2GFeAcMshdDkyg-POZysH8uyFx3GbAGPZt-aRgr13j6dxWmDmUwp_RYr1Ma/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSVYFSjaCliB3ES6Ibtf-_-Wc4wMYkTXAPHNh8E0Oqk8sLh4-Zbd_KvwjvkWJQN4rjgAXKvy9RLv86wrcQ2GFeAcMshdDkyg-POZysH8uyFx3GbAGPZt-aRgr13j6dxWmDmUwp_RYr1Ma/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7321.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">T</span>his is the basis for your note! Make sure to say<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> thank you</span>! Let the giver know that you are grateful for all the time, money and thought that went into a gift or kindness.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZXbm2UQe_yY65LOeYv_DTNz4TGxmoj-QWhVkGw65fdP1LLpDBxTFaLjFPc6m2AHk6-ahtsZ3czQnMvNWTHmWO-sTvE08JEXZfY90cevQw3CX89_6KdPMeuVHTvoooyS2vGeRieiX6Eq4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZXbm2UQe_yY65LOeYv_DTNz4TGxmoj-QWhVkGw65fdP1LLpDBxTFaLjFPc6m2AHk6-ahtsZ3czQnMvNWTHmWO-sTvE08JEXZfY90cevQw3CX89_6KdPMeuVHTvoooyS2vGeRieiX6Eq4/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7325.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">M</span>entioning something<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> personal</span> about the giver connects you on a more intimate level. This is a must in every thank you note.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">M</span>ention something about their family, hobbies, sports team, talents, home, positive personal traits, pets, time spent together...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJps6aNKSjBZj8_OpIuzgRp_kZLkchaI_pMjsPEoJ4czrflHv_45iCIIGUevb2eTx2jX93w-sosZsfOqNwl5zMutKPb-xLBkF6dfnDa-mKkGADy4FGXjaXsHL2gyCHLMgjtHxV0sl38-u/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJps6aNKSjBZj8_OpIuzgRp_kZLkchaI_pMjsPEoJ4czrflHv_45iCIIGUevb2eTx2jX93w-sosZsfOqNwl5zMutKPb-xLBkF6dfnDa-mKkGADy4FGXjaXsHL2gyCHLMgjtHxV0sl38-u/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7303.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">E</span>nd a thank you note with an appropriate ending <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">salutation </span>and sign your name. Don't leave out a closing such as love, sincerely, my best to you, thank you again, with respect, take care, God bless you... It is yet another way to show <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">gratitude</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2nGrxCB0QIw6TXWnchBXMf9Qypqk4MxkvhufpKNWqHxqn1LgIp5DUXjDGqQFAPKRJxOWdF0kpBXpiU02Q-xICud0pdva40RNESatCeHT8u0zwh-hhL7q-Wi92KmiDpj9x2SmLTiG-FG4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2nGrxCB0QIw6TXWnchBXMf9Qypqk4MxkvhufpKNWqHxqn1LgIp5DUXjDGqQFAPKRJxOWdF0kpBXpiU02Q-xICud0pdva40RNESatCeHT8u0zwh-hhL7q-Wi92KmiDpj9x2SmLTiG-FG4/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7331.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">M</span>ost importantly, be <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">sincere</span>. Let your note flow from a heart filled with gratitude.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaprjWDvIbunpLV4Rs0DnwM-V1kqNsmndDXd4BtP1G0QNbXQIOZpnwVquzJUnzJGpxKQm3YsbxjxJSEuWRAeigty4ocJsaoGHQut440qUz9YSuk27CA49lppYd9pvQGmQZWyWua4jgmzY2/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaprjWDvIbunpLV4Rs0DnwM-V1kqNsmndDXd4BtP1G0QNbXQIOZpnwVquzJUnzJGpxKQm3YsbxjxJSEuWRAeigty4ocJsaoGHQut440qUz9YSuk27CA49lppYd9pvQGmQZWyWua4jgmzY2/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7335.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">L</span>ook for opportunities to send a little<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> note</span> of thanks. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">M</span>y friend Susan from <a href="http://thoughtsfromovertherainbow.blogspot.com/2010/08/art-of-gratitude.html">Thought From Over The Rainbow</a> has a siimilar and wonderful post on writing a thank you note. 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The Art Of The Thank You

W riting a thank you note is a small, gracious way to let someone know that their kindness towards you is appreciated. It validates and ack...

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