How do you express your gratitude?

Gratitude doesn’t always look like a grand gesture. For me, it’s often in the quiet things — the way I pause, reflect, and say thank you with my whole heart.

I’ve always expressed my gratitude through words. If someone does something kind for me — whether it’s big or small — I make sure they know how much I appreciate it. I’ll say thank you, and I’ll usually follow up with a message too. It’s just how I’ve always been. Words help me hold onto moments that matter.

And honestly, it’s the little things that stay with me the longest. When someone remembers my birthday. When they recall something I once said or share something they know I love. It doesn’t have to be anything huge. Just knowing they remembered something about me — it means the world. It makes me feel seen. It makes me feel like I matter.

I carry those acts of kindness with me. I don’t forget them. They stay in my heart, like soft reminders that I’m loved — that I’m not alone in this world.

I also express my gratitude through the things I create — quotes, poetry, affirmations, and little reflections. Everything I write is inspired by something I’ve experienced or witnessed. Writing about it is my way of saying thank you — for the lesson, for the moment, or simply for how it touched my life. Even the hard moments, the quiet ones, or the things that made me pause — if they helped me grow, I’m grateful for them. And writing helps me honor that.

I think gratitude shows up in how we live. In how we remember. In how we choose to respond to the love we’re given — and even to the challenges that shaped us.