How Does Gratitude Create Sustainability?

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Written By Raine Creative

Thank you is one of the most powerful phrases you can say

I believe that these are the three most powerful phrases anyone can employ:

·         I am

·         I love you

·         Thank you

All three are empowering. Each of them is an ultimate generator of conscious reality creation. And all three can create positivity and good feelings both for you as the speaker and those who you share them with.

When you say thank you and express gratitude – real, genuine, sincere gratitude – you empower. This is not just about that which you are giving thanks to or for – but yourself.

Gratitude is a two-way street

When you do something for someone – big or small – how does it feel to get told “thank you” for the action?

Have you ever watched someone else’s face light up because you thanked them? Gained cooperation and a better relationship with someone because you thanked them?

Giving gratitude is just as powerful as getting it. And there is no other force in the entire Universe that has such power. This is why thank you is one of the three most powerful phrases you can employ.

I think genuine, sincere gratitude might be the only thing in the Universe that is not negative.

The sustainability of gratitude

Why do you think so many businesses are having issues getting and retaining workers? Lack of gratitude. That’s reflected in lousy working conditions, an imbalance of work/life, crap pay, insufficient or no benefits, and treating employees like dirt beneath their feet or worse.

This is also reflected in a corporate culture that puts shareholders ahead of consumers. When you make a product or offer a service – but only see those you make them for as numbers rather than the people behind them – you lack thankfulness. And in time, those people will come to see that – and stop patronizing you.

That’s why all these places where giving thanks and being grateful are neglected are unsustainable. Because, ultimately, when you don’t give gratitude, you don’t get it, either.

When you give thanks, you get thanks.

It doesn’t matter if you give thanks for a person, place, thing, or whatever. Tangible or intangible, gratitude empowers. When you give more, you get more.

This week’s Applied Guidance for Mindfulness Tool:

Unless you are an extreme introvert – this one is easy.

For the next week, make it a point to say “thank you” frequently.

Any wait staff, customer service people, cashiers, friends, family, coworkers, whatever. If they do anything at all that you are grateful for and appreciative of, say “thank you.”

Don’t just say it – feel it. Let the sense of gratitude wash over you and sink in. Don’t you love how good it feels to offer thanks for the actions of another?

And yes – this also applies to grumpy employees who are doing their best in difficult situations. For every pleasant customer, many deal with double or trouble that number in unpleasantness. Show them kindness, compassion, and empathy by offering gratitude. Genuine, gratitude.

See if saying “thank you” to others ricochets back with more feeling of gratitude for you, too.

Raine Creative
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