Nobody thanks the person who refills the printer paper. That’s exactly why you should.
GRATITUDE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Maintenance only becomes visible when it stops. Whoever keeps the paper and the soap and the supplies topped up is preventing dozens of small irritations a day, and the reward for doing it well is that nobody thinks about it at all. That is precisely why no thanks ever arrive, and why saying something would be unusual enough to mean a great deal. Invisible work repays anybody who goes looking for it.
Find the person at school or work who does that job and thank them this week. Then take one of those tasks on yourself. Refill the thing rather than leaving it empty for the next person.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who does invisible upkeep where you study or work?
MORE IN GRATITUDE & PRESENCE
- The house you grew up in probably won’t stay in the family forever. Walk through it slower this year.
- Holding a newborn cousin is a strange reminder that you were once that small and someone handled you that carefully.
- Half your favorite memories were days you thought were boring while they were happening.
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