I received a thank you yesterday and it blew me away.

It wasn’t a note. It wasn’t a phone call.

It was a thirty-nine second video.

Sincere words spoken to me in the way they were intended.

I was speechless and my heart was full.

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Writing a thank you is courteous. But saying it — in person or through video … unscripted and direct — that’s a generous expression of gratitude that has the power to turn words into lyrics.