The Great Hunger for Appreciation

The Great Hunger for Appreciation

This topic is near and dear to my heart, for it lies at the center of the reason I write.  We live in an age when the hunger for recognition, for validation and for appreciation is running rampant.  Mankind simply wants to be recognized. 

Mother Teresa once said this: 

“There is more hunger for love

and appreciation in this world

than for bread.

~Mother Teresa

I ate breakfast at a local café this morning.  My waitress was a pleasant lady of thirty-five.  She performs the same duties day in and day out for months and years on end. 

She brought my coffee.  I thanked her.

She brought my eggs.  I thanked her.

She refilled my coffee.  I thanked her.

She brought my check. I thanked her.

She came to my table no less than six times, and each time I thanked her.

And with each ‘thank you’, I could swear she stood a bit taller.  I know she smiled broader, and I didn’t notice a broader smile with any of her other customers.  I gave her what she needed most – recognition and appreciation.

Oprah Winfrey said something in her last show, after 25-years, and I never get far from it. 

"I've talked to nearly 30,000 people

on this show, and all 30,000 had

one thing in common;

they all wanted validation.

They wanted to know,

do you hear me?

Do you see me?

Does what I say

mean anything to you?"

 What was it Mother Teresa said? 

“… more hunger for love and appreciation …”

This is my morning reflection.

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