Today, I was able to acknowledge my principal in front of the entire staff for the endless hours he has put in to protect me and my work as a school counselor against an angry parent. It was 3 minutes of words for me but for him it was about being seen. He gave me a hug after and came down to thank the counseling department as a whole because I made the appreciation about more than me and from our entire team.

It made me stop and think about how little appreciation there is in the world and how it is such a simple act. I know that I get all the feels when someone acknowledges me and/or my actions. I recognize that I need to do this more. You can not give too many “thank you’s” or “I appreciate you”. My mom was really amazing at sending cards. I used to be better about it. Something as small as a card to say “thank you” or “I’m thinking about you” makes me feel seen. And it helps to validate my efforts to make the world a better place than it was yesterday.