MINIPOD: A Ray of Sunshine (Thanks That Got Away)

Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million

Angela Scanlon

Mental Health, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Irish, Ireland, Rte, Scanlon, Anxiety, Angela Scanlon, Uplifting, Thanks, Anxious, Grateful, Wellbeing, Positivity

4.8 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Gilly lost her best friend Sally to cancer and has reason to thank her...

Thanks A Million listeners share their “Thanks That Got Away”! The people you never got a chance to say 'thank you' to. The people who changed your whole life or outlook and you didn’t get the opportunity to tell them. Now is your chance!

Perhaps it was a stranger on the bus who picked you up when you were down? The holiday romance that taught you what true love could be? Or the ex who taught you what it definitely wasn’t? Maybe it’s the sibling you never appreciated until it was too late. The nurse who cared for you in your darkest hour or the friend who opened your eyes to the beauty of the world.

Over the years I’ve learnt just how wonderful it feels to say those two simple words ‘thank you’, and how a simple act of gratitude can have truly transformative effects far beyond anything you can imagine.

So write to me – tell me your stories of the thanks that got away so it might inspire us all to take a moment and reflect on those who deserve some gratitude.

To get your story featured just email no more than 600 words to:

thanks@thanksamillionpodcast.com

You can be kept anonymous if you prefer, but it’s finally a chance to let it out, hold back no more and share that thank you which you never got to give!

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0:00.0	Hello you, yes you. I am doing something a little different for my next mini pod and I need your help.
0:07.3	Now, for the past few years, my podcast Thanks a Million has been all about exploring what gratitude
0:11.8	means to a huge variety of guests. One thing I've learned along the way is that everyone has a story
0:18.1	and now I want to hear yours. Or more specifically, I want to hear about your thanks that got away. A shout out to the people you never got a chance to say thank you to.
0:27.9	It could be anyone, a person who, unbeknownst to them, changed your whole life or outlook for the better.
0:34.7	Perhaps it was a stranger on the bus who picked you up when you were feeling a bit
0:37.8	down. The holiday romance that thought you what true love could be, even for a week, or the ex,
0:44.1	who taught you what it definitely wasn't. Maybe it was the sibling you never appreciated until it was
0:49.9	too late, the nurse who cared for you in your darkest hour or the friend who opened your eyes
0:54.5	to the beauty of the world around. Maybe it was a butcher who lent you a fiver. Over the years,
1:00.6	I've learned just how wonderful it feels to say those two simple words, thank you, and it's never,
1:07.2	ever too late. So write to me, tell me your stories of the thanks that got away, so it might
1:12.1	inspire us all to take a moment and reflect on those who deserve a little bit of gratitude.
1:17.4	At the very least, you'll get it off your chest and who knows, maybe they'll even hear.
1:22.3	To find out how to get involved, stick around to the end or check the show notes below for
1:26.4	details. A word of warning,
1:28.3	some people may find this letter upsetting, so if you think you might be affected, do check the show
1:32.7	notes. Let's hear this week's Thanks That Got Away. Dear Angela, my name is Jilly, and your mention
1:40.2	of the thanks that got away inspired me to tell you the story of my best friend of 36 years, Sally.
1:46.8	Sally was the sister I never had, and sadly she lost a long fought battle with cancer 18 months ago.
1:53.6	She had lived with the shadow of cancer looming over her shoulder for 15 years, yet never once did she say, why me?
2:03.2	In fact, she always shrugged and said,
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