{"id":5282,"date":"2020-07-01T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2020-07-01T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:18:14","slug":"small-bites-why-saying-thank-you-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/2020\/07\/01\/small-bites-why-saying-thank-you-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Bites &#8211; Why Saying &#8220;Thank You&#8221; Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why Saying &#8220;Thank You&#8221; Matters<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/farm-coaching-supporting-relationships-for-farm-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/farm-coaching-supporting-relationships-for-farm-success\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593177120341000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEh3hau_9LSoKOCcoTFOTnjR-qtHQ\">Farm Coaching<\/a> team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm families.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5188\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/goat-scratch-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"farmer scratching goat's ears\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/goat-scratch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/goat-scratch-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Over the years I\u2019ve learned how to show gratitude in small ways, every day to deepen my relationships with those around me. Saying \u201cthank you\u201d to family members, fellow farmers or your partner may feel unnecessary, but it provides positive feedback and ensures they know you\u2019re really seeing their contributions. As humans, we thrive on a sense of connection, and right now is an excellent time to consider how you\u2019re offering appreciation to those that support you and your farm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Curious about how to integrate appreciation into your day-to-day? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4801e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4801e\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593712070355000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWrtq2xLqatn_OXUGJLrP1_X9dAA\">this resource <\/a>from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for tips and prompts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reach out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/farm-coaching-supporting-relationships-for-farm-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/farm-coaching-supporting-relationships-for-farm-success\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593712070355000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZ9WxlQ5YoR_hB-zdsRJeOonN4xA\">coaches<\/a> to make a gratitude plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Saying &#8220;Thank You&#8221; Matters Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension\u2019s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm families. Over the years I\u2019ve learned how to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","spc_primary_category":0},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/author\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"News about AgrAbility","parent":0,"count":258,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":258,"category_description":"News about AgrAbility","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5282"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5287,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions\/5287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}