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I’m guessing you’ve given or received a great token of appreciation, so you know how powerfully human they are. When you spend all day moving someone into their new home, and then they bake you your very favorite type of cookies, they aren’t saying “now we’re even,” they’re saying “I appreciate what you did for me.” These kinds of tokens are powerf... See more
Joey DeBruin • Tokens of appreciating appreciation
I see this so often at the end of life. People who still try to handle things themselves that they clearly can no longer. It’s heartbreaking to watch someone struggle with vulnerability and at the same time, totally understandable. We live in a culture which values individuality and ‘strength’ and learning how to rely on others and receive is a great big work to be done at the end of life when there is no choice. How have you practiced receiving today????? 💜 @mindfulmft
instagram.comReciprocation is the strong desire most people feel to “pay back” favors, gifts, benefits, and resources provided.
Josh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
“WE HAVE TO PAY”
But what if we get to?
Imagine looking at the exchange of money as an alternative way to say things like:
Thank you!
Please keep going.
My life is better with this in it.
A signal of gratitude carries more weight than a forced action
Alex Tan • #076 Consider This!
felt that I had to repay an enormous debt that I felt I owed everyone who had ever invested in me.