Thank You Letter

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I once travelled to Victoria BC for a language-learning program. I was very exited because it was my first trip without my parents. In my program, one of the activities was a martial arts class. It ended up being one of my favorites. 

I absolutely wanted to try their classes out. But, I didn't want to ask in front of everyone because I was too shy, so I waited until everyone left and asked the coach if I could come to one of their practice.

 - You can come whenever you want, he said. Come try our classes out!

I was exited. So, I took my excitement with me back to my room and waited... But thinking about it, I didn't have money to spend on martial arts class if I wanted to eat. I still went to the class that day, though. 

All the excitement came back into me when it was the day. As I came in the dojo, I was greeted by the coach I talked to earlier. I told him about my money problem. 

- If you want to come to our classes, you can come for free, he told me. I'm friend with the directors of your program so don't worry about it.



I was pretty surprised and thanked him. I ended up coming every week of my stay at their classes.



Exceptional service

We all have these moments where a friend, a waiter or a stranger (or anyone) does way more than what's expected from them.

Take for example that coach, did he have to tell me I could come in for free? Did anyone expect him to do that? No, but he still did it.


Thank you letter

When someone goes above and beyond what's expected of them, when someone helps us out or when we receive a great gift, a thank you note is always appreciated.  By thank you note, I mean a letter.

Yes, you may have thanked them verbally (or maybe not!) but a letter is a more tangible proof of your gratitude. 

We often expect that the people that help others get thanked a lot but that's actually not the case. Most of the time, their work and favors go unnoticed by others. And let's be honest, it feels good to be thanked. So here is your chance, write them a letter to say thanks! 

Thank you letters have the amazing superpower of benefitting both the writer and the reader. The reader gets to feel valued and appreciated while the writer benefits from writing it, as he feels gratitude. Gratitude means acknowledging and appreciating benefits given to you by others. Here are a few benefits of practicing gratitude:*

-greater self esteem

-appreciating the good you have

-decrease in depressive symptoms

-increase in positive emotions

-more likely to behave in line with your personal values

 Even if the letter doesn't get through, you already benefitted from writing it. It's all about expressing your thanks to that person. Feeling appreciated feels amazing, so why not make someone feel good?

*Frontiers in Psychology, 2021


How to write a thank you letter?


Begin by thanking them for the service or telling the person what you thank them for.

Then, mention some details: how did what that person did benefit you? If it was a gift, how do you plan to use it?

After that, you can add a bit of information about what's new since you met. Add some news about your own life (not too much, the letter is more about them than it is about you).

To close, you can say it was great meeting you at x. I hope to see you at y. This is referencing the past and looking forward at the future.

Repeat your thanks 

Valedictions (warmest regards, sincerely, etc.)

Your name, bro: don't forget to sing



And that's it! You post the letter and voila!








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