Symbols of Gratitude

There are hundreds of ways to say thank you and to express gratitude. And symbols of gratitude are these expressions of thanks.

Gratitude itself has the power to transform your and someone else's life. Make sure you are expressing gratitude to others. How can you show gratitude?

Depending on the person and the occasion, you may choose different symbols of gratitude.

• Flowers.
• Thank you notes.
• Gratitude gift baskets.
• A box of chocolates.
• A helping hand.

If you want to express gratitude to someone close to you, someone who you know well, you can choose something more personal.

• You can write a short poem for the person.
• You can make a hand made card or a small hand made gift (if you like crafts).
• You can do something for the person that will help them - you can baby sit, repair something, help with a computer problem, anything that might save the person time, money, and trouble.
• You can also simply ask the person: "I feel so grateful to you for....., is there something I can do for you?"
• You can also buy a gift that you know the person will really like.

When you decide to buy a gift, make sure you buy something for the other person, not something that you like for yourself. People often make a mistake of buying something that they like.

You have to think what the other person will like. Not what you like. Putting thought and care into choosing a gift, shows appreciation and gratitude. That's one of the symbols of gratitude. The thought that you have put into choosing a gift.

Some quotes that speak about kindness and gratitude:

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
~ David O. McKay

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
~ Meister Eckhardt

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
~ Karl Barth

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
~Oscar Wilde

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
~Mark Twain

Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.
~ A. J. Cronin

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
~G.K. Chesterton

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