The first time that I formally got introduced to the word ‘acknowledgement’ was after having sent my application for the EAMCET exam, back in the year 2001; during that time I did not know what the intensity of the word meant, to me it was similar to a receipt that you get after making a monetary transaction. But over the years, ‘acknowledgement’, to my understanding became as important as any feeling that needs to be expressed in time.
In our daily lives there are plenty of things which need a pressing acknowledgement and this practice for me starts as each day begins. Today, I would like to share a list of my daily acknowledgements that I make to different things, different people and myself every day. I write this only to throw some light on the importance of our ‘response system’ and I am hoping that you like it. In case you do, then you can also take a cue from here and treat it like your cheat-sheet for something new to add to your personal schedule!
• Each morning as I wake up, I join my hands in acknowledgement to the incomparable Sun god for being where he is and reinstating the faith in the maxim that ‘somethings never change’ and life can be brightened each day.
• I acknowledge the ‘Good Mornings’ that I receive from my family and also from each parent and student who comes to school, individually. I quite well remember how terrible I’d feel as a child when I greeted ‘Good Morning’ to a random teacher at school and they would simply walk by without responding (there could be many reasons for such behaviour, but for me the feeling was bad). And therefore, I never want to be a similar case.
• For the morning tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner at home or outside, I make sure I acknowledge the effort put in making them to all those who cook and serve.
• At work I acknowledge my employee for the work she does by appreciating her time to time, though we don’t have a lot of common topics to talk.
• The e-mails and the messages that I receive both on social networking sites and phone are acknowledged by me in time, unless I am totally not in a position to access them.
(I see that life has become a little more complicated with technology and transparency coming together… so when I say this I mean situations… in which you get to know that an sms has been ‘delivered’ or an FB/Watsapp message has been ‘seen’ or ‘read’…it feels a lot of anxiety when there is no acknowledgement for it.)
• Sometimes a few strangers smile at you, for unknown reasons… a smile back to them is also an acknowledgement for the kindness they exhibit. (I sure know that a few of you may think that smiling at strangers can lead to unpleasant situations, to that I’d say…a lot of other planned gestures also may lead to similar stuff…why not take a chance with kindness then?) I smile at total strangers!
• Responding to an ‘I love you’… This is very crucial. A lot of times we think an ‘I love you’ is a fishy gesture… but with your personal experiences try to respond aptly to those who make an effort to say this to you and make you feel wonderful! I just love receiving and giving ‘I love yous’.
• Returning a missed call, replying to forward sms on a festival by a friend, thanking people for buying things from you(in case you’re a seller), thanking people for being around, saying a sorry in time are all candid examples of a civilized acknowledgement. I simply follow each of them and I feel a lot wonderful for having a strong response system inside of me.
I do not recall of a time or date in specific when I started responding to everything that needed to be acknowledged, but I can surely see how much of a difference it makes to anyone who has conveyed something, to receive a response.
To a lot of people it comes easier to scold, shunt or give a negative feedback about something. We however need to understand that a response, appreciation, suggestion, humble denial, agreement, gratitude and apology are far more superior forms of any acknowledgement that human civilization has ever seen!
So, happy acknowledging folks and yes I so love you!!!
Peace.Happiness
Nirupama
In our daily lives there are plenty of things which need a pressing acknowledgement and this practice for me starts as each day begins. Today, I would like to share a list of my daily acknowledgements that I make to different things, different people and myself every day. I write this only to throw some light on the importance of our ‘response system’ and I am hoping that you like it. In case you do, then you can also take a cue from here and treat it like your cheat-sheet for something new to add to your personal schedule!
• Each morning as I wake up, I join my hands in acknowledgement to the incomparable Sun god for being where he is and reinstating the faith in the maxim that ‘somethings never change’ and life can be brightened each day.
• I acknowledge the ‘Good Mornings’ that I receive from my family and also from each parent and student who comes to school, individually. I quite well remember how terrible I’d feel as a child when I greeted ‘Good Morning’ to a random teacher at school and they would simply walk by without responding (there could be many reasons for such behaviour, but for me the feeling was bad). And therefore, I never want to be a similar case.
• For the morning tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner at home or outside, I make sure I acknowledge the effort put in making them to all those who cook and serve.
• At work I acknowledge my employee for the work she does by appreciating her time to time, though we don’t have a lot of common topics to talk.
• The e-mails and the messages that I receive both on social networking sites and phone are acknowledged by me in time, unless I am totally not in a position to access them.
(I see that life has become a little more complicated with technology and transparency coming together… so when I say this I mean situations… in which you get to know that an sms has been ‘delivered’ or an FB/Watsapp message has been ‘seen’ or ‘read’…it feels a lot of anxiety when there is no acknowledgement for it.)
• Sometimes a few strangers smile at you, for unknown reasons… a smile back to them is also an acknowledgement for the kindness they exhibit. (I sure know that a few of you may think that smiling at strangers can lead to unpleasant situations, to that I’d say…a lot of other planned gestures also may lead to similar stuff…why not take a chance with kindness then?) I smile at total strangers!
• Responding to an ‘I love you’… This is very crucial. A lot of times we think an ‘I love you’ is a fishy gesture… but with your personal experiences try to respond aptly to those who make an effort to say this to you and make you feel wonderful! I just love receiving and giving ‘I love yous’.
• Returning a missed call, replying to forward sms on a festival by a friend, thanking people for buying things from you(in case you’re a seller), thanking people for being around, saying a sorry in time are all candid examples of a civilized acknowledgement. I simply follow each of them and I feel a lot wonderful for having a strong response system inside of me.
I do not recall of a time or date in specific when I started responding to everything that needed to be acknowledged, but I can surely see how much of a difference it makes to anyone who has conveyed something, to receive a response.
To a lot of people it comes easier to scold, shunt or give a negative feedback about something. We however need to understand that a response, appreciation, suggestion, humble denial, agreement, gratitude and apology are far more superior forms of any acknowledgement that human civilization has ever seen!
So, happy acknowledging folks and yes I so love you!!!
Peace.Happiness
Nirupama
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