A Leg Up

I don't know about any of you, but I often need help and hate asking. So when someone does something nice for me, I feel so grateful that I feel guilty for not being grateful enough or showing it enough or saying the right thing.
It's like this awkward gratitude.
You kind of want to shout it from the rooftop and you want to repay it, but it is hard to find quite the right words to say it, especially if you can never truly repay it.

I have been very fortunate. More fortunate than many - whether in a similar position or not. With a support system that is enviable to the simple kindnesses of strangers, I have gotten 'a leg up' on various occasions.

So how to you show your appreciation without being awkward or feeling guilty for being unable to pay back a gesture - especially a big one?

So far I spend each day trying to remember all of these times of help when I needed it the most - from family, friends, acquaintances, strangers - to appreciate them all and to expect nothing. Then, whenever I can and in any way that I can, I will pay it forward and give others a leg up.