A quotation for Friday 3rd April 2020

Good morning everyone,

Last night many of us will have shown our gratitude to the NHS (and hopefully to all people who continue working to keep essential services running for the rest of us), with the 8pm collective applause. And it’s a lovely thing to show our support in that way. I’m sure It’s extra right now, but we should always remember to be grateful to all who help us, even in more normal times.

With that in mind, I have chosen gratitude for the subject of my quotations today.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” - John F Kennedy -

I felt that the 8pm applause in my own area might have been better supported than it was, so I’m adding a second quotation in consideration of that too. I was disappointed that so few people who probably actually are grateful, didn’t take the time to show it.

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” - William Arthur Ward -

Often we do only remember to be grateful in times of crisis, but the ideal is to live in gratitude to all of those who support our daily lives, all of the time.

I hope that you are all continuing to stay safe, and remain well, and let’s all continue to support each other and remain grateful to those to whom we owe so much.

[sassy59]

Thank you for the wonderful quotes Callendersgal. Pete and I were at our front door clapping and heard others too. It’s a great thing to do and takes around 2 minutes so not much to ask. Hope apathy isn’t setting in already.

Stay safe and well. All good here so far. Xxxxxx

[Hidden in reply to sassy59]

Agreed sassy59. I knew that both you and Pete would make every effort to join in. It's sad though how what starts out as a great idea, is suddenly too much trouble for many people. Ultimately what matters is that we do appreciate all that's being done to help us, but for the sake of the morale of these wonderful people, I think we should pull out all the stops to show it too! Hope you both enjoy a pleasant day and that you are both staying strong. xx

[sassy59 in reply to Hidden]

You have a good day too and keep going. We’re all getting through this one day at a time. Xxxx

[Hidden]

Gratitude is a very good one, reminds me of my lovely yoga teacher. There was a good round of applause here last night, they are doing an amazing job.

[Sara_2611]

Yes I did my "bit" & did my fair share of clapping - to show my appreciation for the NHS