Top 10 Ways to Show Your Gratitude

Thanks very much for the beautiful listing of the simple steps. Very easy to practise these. Cost nothing!!! At the same time it has great value and each one can become a precious gift for the people we meet. Years ago, when Binaca Geet Mala in the evenings were listened to, VOA (voice of America) morning service used to be popular. The programme used to close (around 7.30amor so) with the words : " If you find someone without a smile, give one of your own". Now-a-days even in US, I have seen no one reciprocates a smile --although saying "Good Morning" and nod of the head are common.!! Nusy world indeed.

Hello,Ritika Thanks for sharing many motivating thoughts regularly, I try to read most of them. May I know ,how you take out time to write so many blogs for people help. Thanks for such enlightening thoughts which we know but get buried in daily busy schedule. thanks & regard 

First of all, a big THANK YOU for sharing such wonderful insights into human behavior. Fortunately, I am one of those who follow almost all of the ways to showing gratitude.But the unfortunate part is that, that the same is not imbibed by the youngsters including my kids,since they have taken many of the things for granted. My sincere wishes that all of us inculcate this simple habit of saying thank you to all who have made our living worthwhile as human beings. THANK YOU!

Dear Ritika,First of all ,I would like to thank you for this article.If one follows these steps he or she will have blessed and happy life.

Dear Ritika, I liked what you have stated. I have grown up with these values and niceties. It does helps self and the person you interact with. I m glad you are able to share these qualities thru this medium as learning is a never ending process. God bless.

Dear Ritika I have not learned so much in human behavior throughout my life as by your brief article .simply written and explained withI relevant examples.If everyone follows even half of what you have suggested, at least half the world will be happier

thanks a lot for inspiring post . I really like contents of common sense living.

thanks for the post

Hi Ritika, Thank you for the wonderfull articles that you write. There is that honesty in them that touches the heart. Regards Tarun

Good one.. One should read & follow the same. Thank u for the post. Best Regards.. Vilas

Thanks Ritika. I liked your article. I do not have the habit of reading long articles. But I was forced to read your "thanks". I would like to continue reading. THANKS.

Age is no bar to learn good things. I am four and seventy. I am amazed to read your article that has message even to persons who are as old as I am. May your pen produce such enlightening articles that go a long way in making everyone live a happy and fruitful life. My sincere thanks to you.

Thanks for your beautiful write-up. I always say thanks when the canteen man or lady keeps a cup of coffee on my table or get some assistance from others. One day the person sitting next to me asked my why you say thanks to the person each time he/she brings coffee; it is they duty. I just replied to her - the person gets some pleasure when you acknowledge their help; Indirectly I also get some satisfaction.

Hello Ritika, i read this article today and i was immediately taken back in time.. a few years back when my mom was alive. She lived her entire life for us, cooking, washing, doing everything for her six children and her husband. She never complained of being tired. She never expected anything in return..but i do wish i had read this article then or may be better if God had kept her alive till now... just for me to say one big "THANK YOU" for everything she did for us. Thank you so much for this beautiful article and i hope no other mom goes away without hearing a "thank you" from now on.. I hope this article reaches out to everyone.

Hello Ritika. I read one of your articles sent by one of my friends today for the first time and it really touched my heart. I have sent the same article to my daughter and wife and started reading some other articles of yours. They are really nice and keep your good work going.

Thank you Ritika. Simply saying "thanks" with a smile does wonders !! When I say thanks to my wife, every morning, when she serves tea, her face brightens up. Many a time, we take things for granted. We fail to acknowledge, we fail to appreciate. It makes all the difference.

THANK YOU for all the lovely thoughts expressed in your e-letters.I really enjoy reading them.

Thank you for this article I liked it & had learn many new things on value of THANKS. Deepak

Hi Rikita. Few months back, I started reading your articles and I would like to thank you for all the effort you have been putting in for creating such beautiful articles. They are worth it!

Dear Ritika, Thanks a lot for introducing these10 points on 'GRATITUDE' which I think must be cultivsted and to be practiced by all. I do not wish to take pride to say that I follow this attribute of gratefulness and showing/expressing gratitudr towards small acts of kindness/favours done by my friends, relatives or loved ones.I wish to remain as humble as I can be. Once again many thanks.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Loving you. God bless you for this beautiful initiative

Dear Ritika, its a very nice article, which once again strengthens my belief that life is very simple, and we as human beings make it more complicated. Very simply u have explained, what the two words 'THANK YOU' can do a big difference to our life.

I found quite interesting article written. TanQ Ritika. I tried and now made expression of gratitude , a way of my living. Its good to develop attitude for gratitude. It pays. Thank you very much . Stay blessed

Thank you for such a nice list. Some of them are simple but we tend to ignore. They make huge sense in the overall scheme.

Thanks from my inner heart. Thank U Thank U very much.

Thanks from heart for posting such a thankful gratitude.

Reading the article was like the rain in the desert. I had forgotten all these beautiful things. Thanks for cleaning the dust of negligence insensitiveness from the necessary human traits.

I literally say " Thank You " for posting those simple words in a most appropriate way, to express thanks.

I regularly read common sense living.It is very motivating and full of new ideas,which the everyone with lot of stress in life can practice for ideal and enjoyable life.It is indeed a good thing to express gratitude to anyone and say thanks to the many number of people and to God who make our life worth living

thanks for reminding little things which make big difference to the one who receives it while what the giver needs is a conscious effort abdulrehman

Whatever you said is so true.\ Your ideas are simple and great thanks Dr. Dinesh

Thanks, to ritika & your article top ten ways to show your gratitude.these are really good habits to open your day. thanks.

Impressive, motivating and so true. Thanks for compiling it.

Thanks .

Thank you very much :)

Thank you Ritika. It is a beautiful piece and so relevant to today's time. Thank You again.

Thank-You. This is really heart touching. By reading this I felt, if we follow this strongly in life, I don't think we have any complaints to anyone ever. Our life become beautiful. Excellent message.

Very simply and nicely put. Watching and enjoying nature and beauty of nature is a great inner solace. Conveying our gratitude and thanks to people around us is a humble way of living and enjoying the relationship of life.

Very true. ..I always believed in this and some how I developed this attitude of expressing my gratitude ..It helps for long lasting relationships.. While in working for a private organization in a very important responsible position, after meeting the clients/business associates /colleagues ,I used to promptly send a thanking mail/card for the time they have spared/for the useful discussion we had during the meeting. and it helped me and the organization to build strong business relation ship ,trust and confidence..I think expressing gratitude should become way of our life, which will have tremendous benefits and to lead the life with lot more happily and with peace..

Ma'm, My Heart felt THANKS for making me and everybody HAPPY in life, by giving Rightful tips & Advice. A BIG 'THANKS' With Regards MS Shekhar.

Dear Ms Ritika, thank you very much for the post. I am sure it has touched a chord somewhere in all those who have read it. In today's fast paced life we often forget the simplicities of life that can propel us into a state of immense happiness as well as make life meaningful to others. As we become more and more commercialized our selfishness increases in parallel without us really realizing it and thereby we forget the ten points that you have mentioned above. Our universe and our lives work on the principles of positivity and negativity - the 'yin and yang' and I have come to the realization that in every giving there is also getting.. or simply ' when you give you actually get'. thank you once again for the nice post!! Dr Alexander plastic and cosmetic surgeon kims cochin+

Thanks a lot Ms. Ritika Bajaj. I do that often; I feel happy in addition to making the other person happy. Keep up the great work. God Bless You.

Thank you for the 10 fantastic ways you send few of those I follow every day and the rest I will start practicing right now. This was the best Common Sense Living. So Big thank you once again.

Thank You.

It's an excellent article, keep on writing with simple things which we tend to ignore in the busy lives. God bless you

Thank You for making us learn to say Thanks for every experience we go thro' in our lives.

Thank you for reminding the importance of small but essential things

Thanks alot for sharing such valuable thoughts. I read with kin interest all the thoughts provided by Common Sense Living. Please contunue your noble job. MN Tiwari

Dear Ritika , You spoke on a subject very dear to my heart. I would like to add a few more ways to show gratitude. There lot of impatience rising on our roads, which is the main cause for the traffic snarls and accidents. The pedestrian especially the old and the children left at vehicle drivers mercy. We can stop our vehicles well before the Zebra crossing and allow the pedestrians to pass by. The Bada sahebs and memsaabs can direct their drivers not to take short cuts, overtake rashly, push into any nook and corner or a free space available , the passengers in taxis and rickshaws can direct their drivers not to do the same. The drivers of Bada Sahebs and Memsaabs stopping in the middle of the road to pick them without caring how much inconvenience they cause to others. Pedestrians are very surprised and very happy when you stop and give them way and so are the drivers when one stops to give way so that there is no traffic block at unmanned crossings. Thats a great way to show gratitude. Reducing honking unnecessarily or totally is another way of gratitude. Another way to show gratitude is have patience when standing in any queue. Theres more but I dont want to make the letter too long. Thanks

Thanks, keep posting it's nice and makes people aware of little things need to be done in the day to day life. Good job.May God grace you with his blessings.

I enjoyed reading the Top 10 Ways to show our gratitude. I am already practicing some of the Top 10 Ways. In future I will make it a habit to practice all the Top 10 Ways. I thank you very much for making me a better human being With regards S.Ramachandran

thank you

I feel extremely grateful to go through the mails sent on the subject that motivates my inspirations although I am yet to overcome my fears of failure. Yesterday 6th October 2014 was auspicious Eid-ul-Adha, the day of sacrifice or Qurbani. In India we recall sacrifice ritual involves either Murga-Cock, Bakri-Goat or Bhainsa-Buffalo. If we look instead of mere seeing into it Cock symbolizes Grace-Ahankar, Goat bloats indicating fearness and Buffalo reminds laziness (not patience). Looking into Goddess Durga reveal taming the cruelness, kill the laziness with trishul - good, bad and tactical. I hope you may enlighten similar symbolic gestures spread through our religious scripts not confined to any particular faith.

I do convey sincere thanks & gratitude to you for this write up in a very decent manner step by step. For your information, I am following almost all these steps not only as a Management Consultant but also as a MAN. Please continue such type of write ups for the upliftment of Mankind. God Bless You. With Kind Regards. Shyamal Dey Biswas.

Thanks for giving insight to your mind and thoughts. Sharing such things with others really spreads the message of peace and progress too. Let us follow these principles and enjoy sharing the world in a better way.