Here we are at another #TrashItThursday and today’s blog post is about respect and appreciation.
Last night, my last appointment was two young men who are friends and they decided to come together to have their personal income taxes prepared during the same appointment time. When they arrived at my house, they came in with flowers and a card for me. I know it sounds trivial but the gesture was so unexpected, so nice and so uncalled for. Normally, whenever someone has given me flowers, it has been very matter of fact but these two made me feel like they were handing flowers over to a revered person. They made me feel so special last night.
During their tax preparation appointment, they did not sit there like so many do, instead, they were so engaging, so friendly and seemed to be genuinely interested in our encounter. This exchange made for such a pleasant evening and a very enjoyable give and take. It should be noted that these were not new clients who were trying to score brownie points. One of the men I have known for many years and one I have known a couple of years. All the more reason that their comfort level should have dictated they just show up with a quick in and out acconpanied by some idyl chitchat. Even their interaction with each other was also very respectful and refreshing.
After almost two hours of tax preparation and consultation, they gathered themselves and left with just as much lively interaction as when they arrived. After they were gone, I put the beautiful flowers that they had given to me in a vase and I opened the card so that I could display it. It was a beautiful card too. It felt like velvet but there was two amazing surprises inside. First, these two young men could have just sign the card and that would have been it. Instead, they wrote me a previous note and not only did they sign their names, they also respectfully signed the names of their girlfriends. Now how thoughtful are these two guys for adding and acknowledging their significant others when they were not even around to judge them? The card also included a gift card to Starbucks which was so unnecessary but immensely appreciated.
So what is my point on this #TrashItThursday? My point is to tell you to trash the crap. It does not take effort to make someone feel appreciated. If they only came with their personalities as they often do, that would have been enough to make me feel special. Trash the crap. If you do not want to respect someone and or show your appreciation to someone who is helping you then do not enter their personal space with your negativity. Become the person that you would love to be around. Become the person that people respect and appreciate. Just become more in tune to your attitude in life and how it reflects onto the people you come in contact with.
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