thanknot onlbrightensomeone else'world, it brightenyours. if you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, trreaching out to others. it mabe just the medicine you need.
before a. j. cronin became a bestselling author, he waa doctor. once he told about a colleague who gave an unusual prescription to patientafflicted with worry, fear, discouragement or self-doubt. the doctor called it hithank-you cure. for six weeki want you to sathank you whenever anyone doeyou a favor. and to show you mean it, emphasize the wordwith a smile. within six weekmost of the doctor'patientshowed great ected by
of course, there are timewhen you can't expresgratitude immediately. in that case don't let embarrassment sink you into silence -- speak up the first time you have the chance.
i recentlreturned home to montpelier, ohio, for a short visit. memorieof mboyhood flooded back ai walked the familiar streets. then i saw mrs. bible, and mmind flashed back to high ected by
i waa freshman, more interested in sportthan school work, and i wafalling behind in mlatin class. then violet bible, a neighbor who waa schoolteacher, found out about mproble oh, latin'great fun, she told me. come over tonight after dinner and i'll show you. for the next several weeks, she tutored me until i could conjugate with the best of them -- well, almost. anyway, i passed. at the callow age of 14 it seemed perfectlnatural to me that a working wife and mother had nothing better to do after a hard day'work than tutor me in ected by
now ai saw her, i realized what an uncommon sacrifice it had been. and, after all those years, i told her so! what you did wawabeyond the call of duty, i said. thank you. i warewarded with a surprised smile and a sparkle in her eyes.
each human being iyearning for kind wordof appreciation. in december 1991, 17-year-old candi brown'car overturned; the roof collapsed and crushed her skull. the crewof engine compan8 and med 15 in grayson, ga., rushed her to gwinnett medical center. doctortold her parentto prepare for the worst. but candi survived. a year later the familserved a holidadinner to the gwinnett countfirefighterand emergencmedical technicians. during dinner candi, whose goal ito walk naturallagain, rose painfulland said, thank you for helping god save mlife and giving me a second chance. i love you. collected by.
