A story about how I became more positive by consciously using "thank you" instead of "I'm sorry."

This is the 17th day of my daily weekday posts, and from now on, I will stop using my opening introduction.
This is because the article being read the most is my first self-introduction post.

Thankfully, as of July 6, 2023, so many people have read it, with about 300 likes!

The reason I am able to keep going, even in a small way, is thanks to all of you who stop by to take a look.

It just occurred to me, how often do you say "thank you" to someone in a day?
To put it another way, how much "gratitude" do you express?

I have always had a habit of saying "I'm sorry."
But for the other person, it's not that they want an apology.

So, I am consciously trying to rephrase it to "thank you."

By doing so, I have become able to perceive my daily life as a little brighter and more positive.

Thank you is the first word we receive

"Thank you for being born"
I think most people receive words of gratitude the moment they are born.

At that moment, as babies, we don't understand the meaning, nor do we know why or how we were born.

However, we are told unconditional love and gratitude by our parents.

In a sense, the first civilized stimulus we encounter in the outside world might be gratitude.

Thank you is a word built upon everything that came before

Let's put ourselves in the parents' shoes at the time of birth.
I haven't actually experienced being with someone or having a child yet, so I'll leave that to my imagination.

I believe they experienced many joys and sorrows before reaching the point of childbirth.
Meeting, falling in love, fighting, missing each other, feeling peace, and sharing life's journey...

We are born at the moment those two lives, or a mother's life, have accumulated.

Isn't the emotion that wells up at that time the very first emotion we receive: love and gratitude?

Looking at it this way, it seems like a circle of gratitude is spinning.

Using "thank you" more easily

When someone helps me or when I ask for a favor, "I'm sorry" just slips out.
I'm sure many people are the same, aren't they?

I feel a sense of guilt for some reason, or I use "I'm sorry" unconsciously so as not to sound arrogant.

At such times, a casual remark from a friend, "You haven't done anything to apologize for," really struck me.

In truth, I want to express my gratitude to the other person. That is why I am consciously trying to replace "I'm sorry" with "thank you."

By doing so, I have started saying "thank you" for trivial things, and I have become able to be grateful for the little things.

I realized that there are so many things to be grateful for in my daily life.

Conclusion

That's all for this time!

As we become adults, we tend to use "thank you" less and less, don't we?
I currently work with children, and they really use "thank you" a lot.

Even as an adult, it makes me happy to be told "thank you," and I want to be able to say "thank you" without hesitation.

I believe that by expressing gratitude, you will be thanked in return.
When a cycle of gratitude is created, your daily life and the world around you become a little brighter.