Appreciate

What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?

I have come to appreciate good friends this past year.   It has not been an easy year.

There are several people whose shoulders I have cried on in the past several months.   Other friends let me live in their house for six weeks, rent free, and gave me coffee every morning.  One friend checks up on me via text message almost every day.  

New friends have helped me find a new apartment, taken me out for lunches and coffees, long walks, and answered countless questions about haircuts, garbage, and grocery shopping.

Without the support of my friends, I would be lost.

How do I express gratitude?  I try to thank people for their attentions, and I try to repay by being a good friend back. I try to let them know that I appreciate them.  Maybe I don’t do enough.

Any ideas on what I should do?