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I Appreciate You!

Posted on September 1, 2025 Updated on August 26, 2025

What a terrific statement that is, isn’t it? This statement was made twice in my presence the other day. The first time was when I said it to the grocery store checker that morning, an employee who was stretching her back and then leaning on the check stand. I asked her, “Has it already been a day for you?” To which she responded, “You have no idea how long it has already been.” I told her I was sorry and that I hoped she got relief soon, then I said,

I appreciate you, I really do.

Later that same day, I was at a medical office, having turned in some paperwork to the front desk employee who then said the following to me,

I appreciate what you have done, thank you so much.

I felt acknowledged, and I felt like my presence mattered to her. I felt present.

One definition of appreciation is:

Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

Wow. That must be why the grocery employee expressed her pleasure with my statement earlier that day and why I felt so present and worthwhile during my very brief encounter with medical staff a few hours later.

Please extend your appreciation to others as you go through your day today. You just might save that person from having the worst day of their life.