Thank You Thursday 19/52

To friends who are sticking their necks out for causes they believe in. (Sticking your neck out: to risk incurring criticism by acting or speaking boldly.)

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.
#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 18/52

Thank you park maintenance crew for cleaning the used (and abused) bathrooms, tending to giant fallen branches, and making our green spaces clean and welcoming.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.
#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday #17/52

Thank you grocery-store cashier for the free coffee. You totally transformed my glum mood, and you didn’t even know I was having a bad day.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 16/52

Thank you to the person who works with care to resolve problems and create opportunities for growth rather than demoralizing top-down mandates.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.
#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 14/52

Thank you to my running store for always making me feel welcome, and treating me like an elite runner, even though I am not-at-all elite!

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 13/52

Thank you Laura Stanfill for the stories you share, the space you make for all of us, and the way you show writers bounty and joy rather than scarcity and fear.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.
#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 12/52

Thank you to the people who look for beauty on the darkest of paths and share it when they find it, lighting the way for the rest of us.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 11/52

Thank someone who does hard work for you: babysitter, custodian, handyperson, etc.

List the specific skills you appreciate.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 10/52

Thank a stranger who helped you.
How did you pay that kindness forward?

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday 9/52

Thank someone whose faith in you expands your sense of potential.

For us, that person is a physical therapist blind to stereotypes with high expectations.

Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou #thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday* 8/52

Thank your best friend.

Make a list of what you love about them. Saying thank you can feel empowering, healing, strengthening.

*Every Thursday for one year, I am writing and sharing a thank you card.

#thankyouthursday #thankyou
#sayingthankyou
#thankfulthursday

Thank You Thursday* 7/52

This card goes to someone who works long hours, confronting seemingly unresolvable challenges, who nevertheless, always finds a chance for collaboration, compromise, and innovation.

*Every Thursday for one year, I am writing and sharing a thank you card.

Thank You Thursday* 6/52. There are a lot of people who have no idea they’ve done something good for others. This letter goes to grocery-store cashiers. Thank someone who is part of your daily tasks, who bothers to ask about your day.

*Every Thursday, I am writing and sharing a thank you card.

Come to Share Fair from 10am-1pm at The Redd (831 SE Salmon Street) for some good food, cooking demos, and to see what nearly 40 local farmers are growing and raising for your dinner table. I’ll be there with my canvas bags, kitchen towels, and food-and-cooking illustrations. Hope to see you there!

Thank You Thursday* 5/52

This card goes to the librarian who gave us a tour of the Central Library. She pointed out details like tiny owls holding books in the corners of a skylight.

*Every Thursday for one year, I write and share a thank you card.

My first canvas bags! See them in person on March 2nd. Details at www.carrotcondo.com and click on “news.”

Thank You Thursday* 4/52

Thank a group that works behind the scenes to support something important to you.

Volunteers do much of the work to maintain a nature area I frequent. I listed specific reasons I appreciate their work.

*Every Thursday, I am writing a thank you card. #thankyouthursday