“Thanks” may just be my favorite word. “Please” is a good word too, but “thanks” conveys gratitude, a state of being which makes me feel good! That’s it, plain and simple. I’m pretty selfish, truth be told, and if I can feel good I’ll find a way to “Rinse. Lather. Repeat.” as often as possible.
“Thanks” became a part of my vocabulary, actively, in the early part of the last decade, when I went “high octane” in the nonprofit world. I was “fetched up proper” by my parents, so I knew about please and thank you, and I used them appropriately. No problems, but “meh” when it came to conveying gratitude. More like “going through the motions plus,” most of