Gratitude Testimonies
How are your Gratitude Experiments going? Tell us your stories! E-mail your testimony to the staff anytime here!
Stories So Far
"After the fantastic February Young at Heart luncheon, we went with our water bottles and home-baked goodies, to thank the Lebanon firefighters on East Gay Street. They were very surprised and happy to receive our gifts and support and mentioned they were trying to stay warm in the cold weather. I wish I’d taken a picture as each one crept around the corner! Thank you for the nudge we needed!"
"Today I was at the trash convenience center, and I asked the worker if he would like some water. He was very appreciative."
"I stopped at Slow Hand for a coffee. It was pouring rain and the parking lot was empty except for a single car, backed into a spot in the corner. I parked and as I was getting out a gentleman approached me from the car in the corner with the look of someone needing help, I assumed money or food. He could not speak English; he had a dead battery in his car and, with the language barrier, he’d had a difficult time getting a jump. Between his bad English, my equally bad Spanish, and the universal experience of having found yourself with a dead battery, together we managed to get his car started in just a few minutes. I noticed that his family was also in the car and they had what appeared to be all of their belongings stuffed into the car with them. I don’t know if they were unhoused, traveling, or something else entirely, but they were clearly thirsty and I’m grateful that I could help them. I pray they are safe and have all that they need."
Gratitude Project Ideas
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