Recently a video showed Cameron Dietrich, a diver, helping a Sea Turtle get free from a fishing line. The turtle immediately swam away once freed. Moments later, the turtle returned as if to say thank you to the diver that helped him.
It made me start wondering: why aren't we as good at saying it as that sea turtle?
I guess that we have many good reasons why we don't say it as regularly as we could: "I don't have the time", "I don't know when to say it", "I don't know how to say it", and so on.
Here are some ideas to help you understand more about thanking people:
There are four big reasons to say thanks:
The folks at The Thank You People website have an awesome list of words you can use to say thanks—and many thanks to them for this helpful information:
Here are a few of their tips:
And of course, thank YOU for reading this. If you have other great ideas for saying it, let me know.
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