What is not a good way to show appreciation for someone?
Post your answer in the LEAVE A COMMENT section below. I’m not the boss of you, though. Don’t write anything for all I care! But it would be a great way to show a bit of appreciation.
. . .here are my thoughts.
What is not a good way to show appreciation for someone?
There’s the old writer’s motto of “Show. Don’t tell.” You can tell the story of the Titanic like this: “They said it’d never sink. It sank.” That takes all the pizzazz and excitement out of it. Like when you finally sit down to watch the replay of a game you’ve spent all day avoiding the results of, only to be shown the score when you pull it up on the app. Fairy tales aren’t told as, “Don’t trust gingerbread house owners wearing pointy hats.” They venture through the full Hansel and Gretel saga before arriving at the teaching moment. “Show. Don’t tell.” Take Thanksgiving dinner, for example. There’s no need to rush to be the first to say, “Everything tastes great!” This only forces everyone else at the table—sans the tired-eyed chef—to immediately concur with the sentiment. People agree even if they haven’t yet tried everything, thus can’t possibly agree that everything tastes great. Don’t be the table’s forcer of faux gratitude. I show my appreciation for a meal by clearing my plate and going back for seconds. “Show. Don’t tell.”
Sue. Anything I`ve ever eaten that both you and Diane have made has been good.. I prefer anything Italian but anytime I don’t have to cook I appreciate it. Like I told Brad before if you don’t have something good to say don’t say anything. Whenever someone tries to do something nice for you surely you can find something nice to say. I appreciate anything someone does for me, especially now that I have to try to do things myself.
I agree with you Brad and Sue I know who you are talking about. Actions speak louder than words. Don’t tell me you love me or you are my friend show me. As Maya Angelou said (I am paraphrasing) watch a persons actions not what they say.
She was so wise
I love to cook and bake so your saying you always clean your dish and go back for more is right on. That is the best show of appreciation you can show any cook.
I had a houseful of company one evening and had made a delicious bread pudding made with pan atone. It had Amaretto Syrup or a Cinnamon Syrup, both homemade, over the top. Both syrups were warm. I had a former friend (notice I said former) in the crowd. She had a very bad habit of talking to herself. (Yea stupid. I caught her saying something to herself that put the icing on the cake but that’s another story). She was talking to herself and smashing my beautiful dessert saying yuk to sweet to herself. I pretended I heard nothing. When she left I turned to my husband and said, that is the last time that b!!!! has anything in this house again. Needless to say that lack of appreciation for my hard work and a few other things was the end of our friendship.
I also think just an old fashioned hand written written note is great. Not a text or an email. Just a pretty thank you card with a nice thank you.
Don’t hold back. Let us know your true feelings!
I agree with the handwritten notes, too.