Write a detailed letter of gratitude to someone who has had a positive influence on your life. It could be a family member. It could be a teacher or mentor. It could be a sibling.
Send it to them, or if you can present it to them in person, even better.
Describe the experience here. How did you feel about writing it? How about delivering it?
I wrote the letter to my older sister. She has always been a great mentor and a great example to me. She is a perfect example of someone who honors God and who puts others before herself. When I wrote to her, it was honestly awkward at first, but when I learned that she really appreciated what I had to say, it made me feel really good.
I wrote a letter to a close friend of mine. I got kinda emotional writing it just because this person has helped me grow a lot in my faith and has always been a great example for me throughout my walk. It felt pretty normal to me because I write letters often, but delivering it is always weird. It is usually just like “I wrote you this, don’t read it until I leave.” But my friend writes me letters often as well, so she understood the awkward feeling. It did feel nice once I knew she had read it because I want her to always know how grateful I am for her.
There are so many people in my life who has had a positive influence on me, but out of everyone to write a letter to, I chose my mom. My mom is the most hard-working woman I have ever met. She is my best friend, and I could not imagine my life without her. Although I am so incredibly thankful for her, I don’t tell her that as often as I should. I thanked her for all her hard work over the years and for always putting my brother and I first. The letter was about a page long and I left it on the counter by her coffee pot so that first thing in the morning she could sip her coffee and read the letter. Later that day when she got home from work she came in and gave me a big hug and thanked me for the letter. It felt so good telling her how thankful I am for her and getting all my emotions out. Doing this exercise inspired me to open up and share my emotions more to those I love.
I wrote the letter to my high school Student Council advisor. She was my math teacher in seventh and eighth grade and then moved up to the high school my freshman year. Over the last six years, she has become like a second mother to me, and I am so grateful for her role as my mentor. I had always looked up to her, but during a difficult situation during my senior year that was taking place at the high school, she checked in on me every day and was always available for me to talk to or even just comfort me. Her kindness and selflessness made a hard situation just a little bit easier and I know I will never forget the positive impact she has had on my life. Doing this exercise helped me remember that no matter how thankful you are, it means so much to someone when you let them know just how much of a difference they have made in your life.
I wrote a letter to my teacher, whom I also had an internship with last year. I thanked her for being a great role model in every aspect of life. If I become half the teacher she is, I will be successful in my career. The amount of patience she has is infinite, and she genuinely cares about everyone she meets and goes out of her way to make sure they know she cares. She is an incredible person that I hope to one day become. This letter caused me to reflect on the past year I spent under her wing, and made me realize just how lucky I am to have learned from one of the best. I even teared up while writing it!
I wrote a letter to my youth minister. He has been a great mentor to me for the past year and he holds a deep place in my heart. I enjoyed writing it to him. I recalled many of the good times we have had and some of the very important things that he has taught me. He will forever hold a great place in my heart. I wasn't able to deliver it to him in person, but still the thought of him getting it warmed my heart. I hope he knows truly how big of impact he has made on me.
For birthdays and Christmas I usually give people letters along with their gift. I find it hard to express my feelings to people's faces sometimes so writing letters is just easier for me. It also feels good to know that the person can physically see that I appreciate them.
That is an amazing idea, it gives a Simmental touch to every present. Making it even more special. I have written letters when I know family members are having a hard time, because I also have a hard time expressing my feelings to someone in person. Allie Brown
Letter of gratitude to someone who has had a positive influence on your life:
This summer I met someone. The reason for our worlds colliding was not pleasant. I'm not so sure that I would have met this person before, well, the same person that I know today anyways. When I first heard this person speak, my mind instantly took note of the "despite aspects". These alone nearly spoke louder than the literal words themselves. It could have just been that moment and I would have been grateful, but thankfully this person, I fortunately met more closely rather quickly. Selfishly, the quickness of it advantaged me for meeting an incredible individual so fast, but the quickness of it logically also made this person become vulnerable and reveal the rawness of the pain. With every interaction, big or small, wisdom or love emerged. With words or no words. For some reason, the "despite attributes" were constantly on my mind. I believe it’s because they translated to a “keep going” attitude which I learned the most from. This individual spent much time giving and serving in a time which it was appropriate to take. Time. The time that was given to me could have no price. I failed to appropriately express my gratitude and this does no justice either. Regardless these brief words will be sent.
I wrote my letter of gratitude to my sister. She has always been there for me so I decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to express my gratitude. It felt great being able to express and share with her how much her support means to me. Seeing how much she appreciated the letter and how happy it made her was also amazing!
I wrote a letter of gratitude to one of my extremely helpful friend. I usually write long texts messages appreciating my family members and best friends. So, I thought of writing a letter to a friend who is not my best friend but has helped me when I was in need. In the response, she wrote a longer letter to me sharing about how she feels so blessed to have found me as a wonderful friend. Since that day, she has been communicating more than before and with very positive interactions and fun conversations. I never thought a gratitude letter could build a very good friendship like this. We are becoming one another's Instagram reels and Tiktok videos buddies. At least, that's keeping one more friend in my sharing-and-laughing-together list, and I feel very happy to think about it.
I wrote the letter to my older sister. She has always been a great mentor and a great example to me. She is a perfect example of someone who honors God and who puts others before herself. When I wrote to her, it was honestly awkward at first, but when I learned that she really appreciated what I had to say, it made me feel really good.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a letter to a close friend of mine. I got kinda emotional writing it just because this person has helped me grow a lot in my faith and has always been a great example for me throughout my walk. It felt pretty normal to me because I write letters often, but delivering it is always weird. It is usually just like “I wrote you this, don’t read it until I leave.” But my friend writes me letters often as well, so she understood the awkward feeling. It did feel nice once I knew she had read it because I want her to always know how grateful I am for her.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many people in my life who has had a positive influence on me, but out of everyone to write a letter to, I chose my mom. My mom is the most hard-working woman I have ever met. She is my best friend, and I could not imagine my life without her. Although I am so incredibly thankful for her, I don’t tell her that as often as I should. I thanked her for all her hard work over the years and for always putting my brother and I first. The letter was about a page long and I left it on the counter by her coffee pot so that first thing in the morning she could sip her coffee and read the letter. Later that day when she got home from work she came in and gave me a big hug and thanked me for the letter. It felt so good telling her how thankful I am for her and getting all my emotions out. Doing this exercise inspired me to open up and share my emotions more to those I love.
ReplyDeleteI wrote the letter to my high school Student Council advisor. She was my math teacher in seventh and eighth grade and then moved up to the high school my freshman year. Over the last six years, she has become like a second mother to me, and I am so grateful for her role as my mentor. I had always looked up to her, but during a difficult situation during my senior year that was taking place at the high school, she checked in on me every day and was always available for me to talk to or even just comfort me. Her kindness and selflessness made a hard situation just a little bit easier and I know I will never forget the positive impact she has had on my life. Doing this exercise helped me remember that no matter how thankful you are, it means so much to someone when you let them know just how much of a difference they have made in your life.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a letter to my teacher, whom I also had an internship with last year. I thanked her for being a great role model in every aspect of life. If I become half the teacher she is, I will be successful in my career. The amount of patience she has is infinite, and she genuinely cares about everyone she meets and goes out of her way to make sure they know she cares. She is an incredible person that I hope to one day become. This letter caused me to reflect on the past year I spent under her wing, and made me realize just how lucky I am to have learned from one of the best. I even teared up while writing it!
ReplyDeleteI wrote a letter to my youth minister. He has been a great mentor to me for the past year and he holds a deep place in my heart. I enjoyed writing it to him. I recalled many of the good times we have had and some of the very important things that he has taught me. He will forever hold a great place in my heart. I wasn't able to deliver it to him in person, but still the thought of him getting it warmed my heart. I hope he knows truly how big of impact he has made on me.
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DeleteFor birthdays and Christmas I usually give people letters along with their gift. I find it hard to express my feelings to people's faces sometimes so writing letters is just easier for me. It also feels good to know that the person can physically see that I appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing idea, it gives a Simmental touch to every present. Making it even more special. I have written letters when I know family members are having a hard time, because I also have a hard time expressing my feelings to someone in person.
DeleteAllie Brown
ReplyDeleteLetter of gratitude to someone who has had a positive influence on your life:
This summer I met someone. The reason for our worlds colliding was not pleasant. I'm not so sure that I would have met this person before, well, the same person that I know today anyways. When I first heard this person speak, my mind instantly took note of the "despite aspects". These alone nearly spoke louder than the literal words themselves. It could have just been that moment and I would have been grateful, but thankfully this person, I fortunately met more closely rather quickly. Selfishly, the quickness of it advantaged me for meeting an incredible individual so fast, but the quickness of it logically also made this person become vulnerable and reveal the rawness of the pain. With every interaction, big or small, wisdom or love emerged. With words or no words. For some reason, the "despite attributes" were constantly on my mind. I believe it’s because they translated to a “keep going” attitude which I learned the most from. This individual spent much time giving and serving in a time which it was appropriate to take. Time. The time that was given to me could have no price.
I failed to appropriately express my gratitude and this does no justice either. Regardless these brief words will be sent.
I wrote my letter of gratitude to my sister. She has always been there for me so I decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to express my gratitude. It felt great being able to express and share with her how much her support means to me. Seeing how much she appreciated the letter and how happy it made her was also amazing!
ReplyDeleteI wrote a letter of gratitude to one of my extremely helpful friend. I usually write long texts messages appreciating my family members and best friends. So, I thought of writing a letter to a friend who is not my best friend but has helped me when I was in need. In the response, she wrote a longer letter to me sharing about how she feels so blessed to have found me as a wonderful friend. Since that day, she has been communicating more than before and with very positive interactions and fun conversations. I never thought a gratitude letter could build a very good friendship like this. We are becoming one another's Instagram reels and Tiktok videos buddies. At least, that's keeping one more friend in my sharing-and-laughing-together list, and I feel very happy to think about it.
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