Seeing and Being Seen: The Meaning of Thank You
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
~ Meister Eckhart
Those two words are often bypassed in our busy lives, as if those around you should know that you’re grateful.
But they are two very important words that go beyond merely being polite.
Thank you really means:
“I see you. I see you seeing me. We see each other.”
This is what thank you means to me.
Right now, I want to thank you for being here, for reading what I write, for sending me your comments, feedback and messages on Substack or by email or in many other ways.
So often I wonder if what I write actually makes a difference. And then I receive a message telling me that it did for someone.
If you are that someone, I write for you.
So from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you.
In gratitude, please accept this token of appreciation. It is a small e-book called, “Notes to Myself: How to Journal.”
Journaling has been part of my life since I was a child. It helps me process my life and gives me a safe place to go with my thoughts and feelings. It refines my intuition and nurtures my creativity.
Use this button to download the ebook and learn how journaling can become a mindfulness practice that you will enjoy and that will help you make sense of your life.
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