I Gave, You Received, Now Thank Me, Darn It! Okay, okay, it's not as if I can't spout the party line about how it's more blessed to give than to receive, but let's be honest, when you give, you don't really feel all that blessed until the recipient acknowledges your thoughtfulness.
The holidays provide extra room to acknowledge their acts of thoughtfulness.
I was deeply affected by the lack of thoughtfulness in acknowledging what I understood to have been an important sacrifice for both children, but especially mine.
The authors wish to acknowledge the communities and the site tutors who so willingly gave their time, wisdom and thoughtfulness.
Acknowledge, acknowledge!
But if we can resist the temptation of believing someone is toxic (which is far different from acknowledging that we can be hurt by their behavior, see previous post) then we can acknowledge that all of us have the capacity at times to express unhealthy behaviors, just as we can also all show compassion and thoughtfulness.
Gentler reviewers acknowledged the book's well-meaning thoughtfulness but accused the author of sentimentality and narcissism.
Kerry acknowledges his father's influence "as a sort of thoughtfulness about listening and about culture and history, aspirations of other countries, and trying to see them through their perspective, not just your own, because you'll understand better how to get from here to there if you do that".
Inside the envelope was a printed message acknowledging that Mrs. Kennedy had received my message and that she greatly appreciated my thoughtfulness.
While acknowledging that they have not always been on the same page on every issue, he cited Merkel's "integrity, her truthfulness [and] her thoughtfulness" among the traits he appreciated.
They approach the subject with considered reservation and thoughtfulness everyone acknowledges that technology for technology's sake doesn't make for good art, it's about using the right tool at the right time, and it's often the simplest projects that have the greatest impact.
