Spread Thanks

A thank-you note practice will help you pay more attention to the “little serendipities” in your life.

One day, when author and speaker Elena Anguita worked through one of her life’s many mundane tasks, a sudden whoosh of energy filled her body, and a simple phrase flashed through her mind: “a thank you a day.” Instinct told her this meant she needed to write a thank-you note to someone every day. And Anguita has done so every day since her moment of inspiration. 

From the beginning of her practice, Anguita noticed that on every day she wrote a thank-you note, something special or helpful would soon happen in her life. These “little serendipities” might take the form of reduced traffic on her way to a meeting or a perfect parking spot. Anguita started keeping a journal...