Steemit Engagement Challenge (SEC) WK14:#2: Thank you!

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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

If I have to ask my grandchildren what their favorite meal is, I will bet you that they will all answer the same: “Macaroni and cheese.”

This is what “thank you” is to me! The macaroni to the cheese.

Thank you, and the occasions on which we can say it

Gratitude? Is that what thank you is? No, there is so much more to it. Thank you is showing appreciation. You have to take action.

Thank you is the key that opens the door to being grateful and happiness deep inside all of us. Yes, we take care of others, we give to the poor, and we lend a helping hand to others. Why? To be grateful deep inside. Hearing the word thank you is our soul food.

Thank you, in my viewpoint, is just plainly MAGICAL! It is macaroni and cheese made with love!
There is never a time that you should not say thank you!

Here is your 5 ingredient successful recipe for that perfect macaroni and cheese.

Ingredients:

Butter – is for receiving help

Whether they assist with something difficult, offer guidance, or go out of their way to lend a hand, you have to acknowledge their support. When someone gives you their time or help, it's important to show you appreciate it. This encourages them to keep helping and shows you're grateful.

Flour – is for when someone's got your back

Having someone listen, understand, and comfort you when life gets real is priceless. In these moments, gratitude not only recognizes their empathy but also brings you closer. It shows that you value their presence and care.

Milk – is for when someone shouts out your wins or accomplishments too

When someone recognizes your achievements, you have to say thanks. This motivates them to keep hyping you up and shows that you value their props. It also helps you acknowledge your own accomplishments and confidence.

Cheese – is for everyday interactions

Thanking someone for their attention, patience, or just for being present can strengthen any relationship or exchange. Expressing thanks daily promotes an atmosphere of appreciation, kindness, and mutual respect.

Seasoning – is for receiving a gift

Whether it's for your birthday, a holiday, or just because, showing you appreciate the generosity is crucial. When someone takes the time to pick out, buy, or make something just for you, saying thanks shows you notice their effort. This gratitude grows your bond and sets up future niceness.

Method:
Just mix it all up, cook it, and lastly, add those “thank you macaroni’s” and you will have the perfect macaroni and cheese!
Oh yes, share it with love.

How important is thank you, and who should say it?

In summary, saying "thank you" is crucial when showing appreciation, recognition, and gratitude, and we all need to say it.

A simple word of thanks grows connections, spreads positivity, and makes people feel valued. People want to be appreciated, and there is no better way to say it than with thank you.

Of importance is that saying thank you doesn’t stop with giving it. It is important that you also receive it therefore, say thank you to yourself.

My real life story about saying thank you to someone else

When you are a business owner, there is one thing that matters and it is not money, it is time. Time is the one thing that can bring you money in a business.

I was always the first to get to the office and the last to leave, and often I completely forgot about time.

One Friday afternoon I had the operational team with me for a meeting. There were a few issues that were not clear to me, and I needed to see more stats. I asked them to draw the stats, put their heads together for a solution, and come and discuss it with me. We only finished after 7 that evening.

As they were leaving the boardroom I called the name of the last person, who was also my sister and a single mother. “Maryna. There is one more thing.”
She could have killed me with her looks when she turned around.

“I just want to thank you for staying late.”
Her whole face changed, and the tears started to flow. It was at that moment that I realized that no matter who the person is, all they want to hear are the words, “Thank you.”

May advice on saying thank you

Thank you! It starts with you!

Whenever you feel down, get away from the noise of the earth. Take a pen and paper and write down what you are grateful for.

• I am healthy, so many are not healthy
• I can still see, so many cannot see
• I have two legs and two feet I can walk with, some can’t
• I have food on my table, many are not so blessed
• I have a place to put my head down tonight, some sleep in the cold

It is when you start writing these things that you truly discover how many things you can be grateful for.

When you have compiled your list all that is left for you to do is say thank you.

Say thank you to your Heavenly Father for mercy, for grace, for wisdom, for family, for love, for prosperity, for the day whatever challenge it may bring…
There are unlimited things in your life to be thankful for. Say thank you to it all.

Denzel Washington once said, “Say thank you for what is already yours.”

Time to enjoy that macaroni and cheese with your children!

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