[clinth]

It might be weird, but I'm a thank-you letter writer. I wouldn't write those exact letters, but I've written similar sentiments.

I've written my CEO, because I live in a house I bought with money earned from this job, raising a family of three kids, and appreciate that my enterprise is sustainable. I'm grateful for my job, the opportunity to do the work I do, and to the people who make it happen.

However, I write a half-dozen or so such letters per year. Not just professional: personal, community, and so on. This rate is trending up as I get older. I'm getting more and more grateful for how our lives all fit together. There are many people working hard toward good ends and probably not being thanked for the good work they do.

[mooreds]

I don't often pull out the old pen and paper and write a thank you note. This comment reminds me I should.

Practicing gratitude on your own is great, but what a gift to light up someone else's day.