http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/ Things that STILL keep a 30 something guy going Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:03:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Behavior based safety software Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:33:36 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-474 Same here. The passing of morals and proper behavior goes a long way. And it is up to us to ensure that it never dies. Same here. The passing of morals and proper behavior goes a long way. And it is up to us to ensure that it never dies.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Behavior based safety software Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:33:36 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-463 Same here. The passing of morals and proper behavior goes a long way. And it is up to us to ensure that it never dies. Same here. The passing of morals and proper behavior goes a long way. And it is up to us to ensure that it never dies.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Stem cell transplant Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:33:12 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-449 Stem cells in an organism of the adult person are developed by a bone brain. It is their basic source, but it is far not the unique. Also stem cells are found out and in a fatty fabric, a skin, muscles, a liver, lungs, an eye retina, practically in all bodies and organism fabrics. They provide restoration of the damaged sites of bodies and fabrics. Stem cells in an organism of the adult person are developed by a bone brain. It is their basic source, but it is far not the unique. Also stem cells are found out and in a fatty fabric, a skin, muscles, a liver, lungs, an eye retina, practically in all bodies and organism fabrics. They provide restoration of the damaged sites of bodies and fabrics.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Paul Voss Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:53:11 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-447 Letting the pedestrian cross then them taking their time is the worse. I always let people cross when I am driving, and it drives me crazy when they take their time to cross and fail to even waive. Something that is new for me too, is when I am pushing my child in her stroller on the right side of the sidewalk. A large group will come walking towards us, and not move even though they are taking up the whole sidewalk. Letting the pedestrian cross then them taking their time is the worse. I always let people cross when I am driving, and it drives me crazy when they take their time to cross and fail to even waive. Something that is new for me too, is when I am pushing my child in her stroller on the right side of the sidewalk. A large group will come walking towards us, and not move even though they are taking up the whole sidewalk.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-446 nan hill Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:05:40 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-446 i'm a drill sargent with my kids when it comes to 'please' and 'thank you. what happened to common courtesy? if it skipped a generation, i promise to help my kids generation will bring it back!! i'm a drill sargent with my kids when it comes to 'please' and 'thank you. what happened to common courtesy? if it skipped a generation, i promise to help my kids generation will bring it back!!

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Grace Boyle Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:26:37 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-445 It's frustrating and true. However, instead of us worrying about how other people react I feel like we can definitely take hold of our actions. I think it's the little things that count in life. If someone held the door for me like that, I would have the biggest smile on my face and send so much thanks your way! So kudos to you! It's nice to do things like that. Karma's a bitch anyway, right? It's frustrating and true. However, instead of us worrying about how other people react I feel like we can definitely take hold of our actions. I think it's the little things that count in life. If someone held the door for me like that, I would have the biggest smile on my face and send so much thanks your way! So kudos to you! It's nice to do things like that. Karma's a bitch anyway, right?

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Becki Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:20:37 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-444 Thank you, refreshing to hear. I love when people cut you off on the highway, even when they know they need to be in the right lane for miles, they somehow have to cut you off at the last minute. Thank you, refreshing to hear. I love when people cut you off on the highway, even when they know they need to be in the right lane for miles, they somehow have to cut you off at the last minute.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-443 DaveRaffaele Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:35:03 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-443 John, I was thinking about that last night. haha. Maybe we could make one huge monument for everyone one who helped to champion that saying. It would be a pretty powerful statement. John, I was thinking about that last night. haha. Maybe we could make one huge monument for everyone one who helped to champion that saying. It would be a pretty powerful statement.

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-442 John Sheldon Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:54:20 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-442 Dave - that person would have to be a lot of people. The Ethic of Reciprocity - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - is foundational in virtually every major religion. Cool Wikipedia article on the same - <a href="http://tr.im/e55d" rel="nofollow">http://tr.im/e55d</a> Dave – that person would have to be a lot of people. The Ethic of Reciprocity – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – is foundational in virtually every major religion. Cool Wikipedia article on the same – http://tr.im/e55d

]]> http://www.daveraffaele.com/2009/02/the-dying-art-of-thanks-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Tami NANTZ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:38:15 +0000 http://www.daveraffaele.com/?p=1217#comment-441 Ahhh, truer words were never spoken. I live in South Florida where all the rude misfits from around the world seem to flock, and I keep saying that one day I will write a book about all of this nonsense! <br>I was taught, and do teach our daughter, that gratitude is NOT optional. It's required. I cannot tell you how many men have dropped their jaws when I walked through the door they so graciously held for me and I stopped and said a simple "thank you". It still gives me joy to do so, because it helps me to realize there are still gentlemen in this world! <br>Another disappearing art: the art of the hand written thank you. <br>It's hard sometimes to continue to be kind, and grateful when so many around you are so NOT...but remember, you're a better person for it, whether they noticed or not. It just makes me happy to be grateful!!! Ahhh, truer words were never spoken. I live in South Florida where all the rude misfits from around the world seem to flock, and I keep saying that one day I will write a book about all of this nonsense!
I was taught, and do teach our daughter, that gratitude is NOT optional. It's required. I cannot tell you how many men have dropped their jaws when I walked through the door they so graciously held for me and I stopped and said a simple “thank you”. It still gives me joy to do so, because it helps me to realize there are still gentlemen in this world!
Another disappearing art: the art of the hand written thank you.
It's hard sometimes to continue to be kind, and grateful when so many around you are so NOT…but remember, you're a better person for it, whether they noticed or not. It just makes me happy to be grateful!!!

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