I was talking to someone the other day and they were telling me that they were explaining to their son the difference between gratitude and being thankful.
I thought, oh, I am about to learn something. Because prior to this if you asked me, they were the same.
He told me that you can be thankful and sit on your butt in a chair and do nothing. You can be thankful and appreciate a thing.
He said that gratitude has a different connotation. One derivative of the word is "gratuity." Like you leave a tip. I am grateful for what you did so I leave a gratuity. Therefore he says that to be grateful is to take action.
So we are thankful when we appreciate a thing, we are grateful when we act to repay or pass on the kindness.
Something to think about.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....
4 Night cruise from Port Canaveral to Key West and Havana, Cuba.
August 13-17, 2018
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/cc18081318h17768#eotours
Wesley's Ireland with optional London Extension
October 8-17, 2018
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Holy Land Tour - includes my favorite spots
with optional Jerusalem extension
March 4-13, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/hl19030419g17768#.Wt84h7lRHcs
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