MINIPOD: Fellow with Good Shoes (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

🗓️ 1 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

A listener thanks a colleague for changing his life with more than good shoes…

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:

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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, my little sugar puffs. I am back this week with another Thanks That Got Away. I've been
0:04.2	loving these. And remember, if you do want to be featured in this minipod with your Thanks That Got Away,
0:09.4	the person who you never managed to say thank you to, basically, then hang around until the end
0:13.7	or head to the show notes below for a few more details. A word of warning, some may find this week's
0:19.6	letter upsetting. If you could be affected, do check the show notes for all of the details. A word of warning, some may find this week's letter upsetting. If you could be affected,
0:22.0	do check the show notes for all of the details. Okay, this week's thanks that got away.
0:29.5	Dear Fellow with Good Shoes, it's been a while since we've seen each other. I hope that things
0:35.0	are well with you. I always felt like I missed out on that lesson
0:38.6	that taught everyone else how to do life. On the outside, I was successful, confident and outgoing.
0:45.2	Inside, I was racked with insecurities, guilt, shame and panic. I had treated my anxiety with a
0:52.0	combination of drinking heavily and recreational drugs.
0:55.0	I decided when I was 28 that my problems were probably due to my recreational drug use.
1:00.0	Come the August of that year, I gave up smoking and taking any drugs.
1:05.0	My drinking, however, accelerated.
1:07.0	By October, I was admitted to a mental health hospital to be assessed to see if I were in danger to me or anyone else.
1:13.4	I was released. I didn't drink for nine months, but my anxiety got worse.
1:18.4	I started drinking again. This time, the rules I set myself got broken very quickly.
1:23.3	Don't drink before 7pm. Well, 6.30 is close enough, isn't it? Maybe five. Don't drink at certain
1:29.3	events, unless I have to go to the bar. And on it went. I got a job at a national newspaper.
1:35.2	I lived in a posh part of London. I drove a sports car. I had nice suits. But inside, I was
1:41.2	absolutely broken. There was a guy I worked with. He was cool. He was composed. He was
1:47.3	well dressed. He seemed to have a shit together. He didn't drink. I knew what I had to do.
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