The last time I thanked someone out loud was this morning when I was thanking people who had helped with the church service. And actually, when I was doing that, I was thinking "I should really send some of these people thank-you notes, because that would be really nice." I think really sincere thank-you's are becoming less and less common, especially the written-down kind.
Just recently I sent a card in the mail to a friend who had responded with great kindness and caring when I'd needed help. The friend remarked at how wonderful it was to receive something in the mail that was addressed to him properly, that wasn't a bill or junk mail. How sad it is that "real mail" is so rare in our culture today! There's nothing I love more than opening my mailbox to find something personal and delightful inside!
This past month or so the most exciting pieces of mail I've received have been postcards from my sister who is biking the coastal highway, from Vancouver, here in BC, all the way to the Mexico border! Her colourful reminders of this epic journey she is on are so special and I know I will treasure them for years.
So all this talk of mail makes me think that my idea this morning of sending out thank-you notes is a good one worth pursuing, to put a little bit of happiness inside a deserving person's mailbox.
