I openly appreciate other people

I openly appreciate other people

See the end of this email to feed a starving child with a single tap. (only takes one second)

Hey,

Somewhere along the way, a lot of us got quiet about how much we admire the people around us. We see something good in someone, the way they handled a hard moment, the way they just get it, and we keep it to ourselves. We think it, feel it pretty strongly, and then just move on.

Part of it is how we grew up. Complimenting people too much felt like weakness. Being openly warm got read as soft, or like you wanted something. So we learned to hold it in. To nod instead of speak. To let the moment pass instead of saying the thing that was right there.

But holding appreciation in doesn't protect you. It just creates this quiet distance between you and the people you care about. You start feeling disconnected and can't always figure out why, because nothing exploded, nobody fought. You just never said the thing.

Telling someone "the way you handled that was really impressive" or "I don't say this enough, but you mean a lot to me", those sentences literally take five seconds. And they do something no amount of time together can replace. They make the other person feel seen. Not just present, but actually noticed.

But it does something to you too. Appreciation, when it stays stuck inside you, can quietly turn into resentment. Like you're giving without being acknowledged, even when you never gave anyone the chance to acknowledge you back.

Being open with your appreciation is just saying the true thing instead of swallowing it.

Children are able to be fed,
because you don’t get tired of clicking.

With a single tap on the site .below, you trigger a donation from our ads. I commit to turning part of those funds directly into meals for starving children. Your one second of effort is their moment of hope.

Intrepid Travel just launched eight new Premium Family trips. Watch baby orangutans in Borneo. Stargaze at a desert camp in Morocco. Spot leopards in India. Small groups, expert guides, all logistics handled. Explore the trips.

^Please Click anywhere above to support starving children and babies in gaza and aid us in our mission to continue our work.

A Little Note From Me:

I used to think people knew how I felt without me saying it. I figured my actions made it obvious. But most people are carrying more self doubt than they show, they're not reading between the lines. The people I love deserved to hear it out loud. And honestly, so did I.