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Appreciation Letter
How to Write a Gratitude Letter

If you really want to touch someone,
send them a letter.

Use this appreciation letter template to create a letter of gratitude for the gift of having a special person in your life and appreciating their virtues. A letter of appreciation is a wonderful way to express your gratitude for having a special person in your life. These letters can be particularly powerful when they acknowledge the gifts that person shares with the world, often without being conscious of it. A really effective letter of gratitude will contain the following characteristics. It will:

Be specific Name the gift you are grateful for. This might be an act of kindness or a role model rather than a material gift.
Acknowledge that is was a gift Gifts are acts or items that take some kind of sacrifice or sharing on the part of the giver and provide benefit to the receiver. Often, part of a gift is that it was now owed or earned.
Acknowledge the sacrifice or sharing behind the gift It is important here to think of cost in non-material terms like time, effort, attention, sacrifice or sharing a part of themselves.
State the Benefit to you Tell your benefactor what the gift means to you. Does it inspire you or make you feel loved? Does it help you in a material way or provide you with an opportunity?
Say what you will do with that gift Will you treasure it, will you draw on its inspiration, or use it to accomplish something? Or, will you use that gift to give to others.
Say Thank you Remember to say what you set out to say, I appreciate the gift and feel gratitude for it.

Check out this list of Virtues and Strengths to help you express your appreciation.

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