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Love Notes for Listening 

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When was the last time you felt truly heard and understood? When not?
How well do we really listen to one another?
How much meaning and connection do we miss, without even knowing, and then wonder why our relationships are not better?
Oooo, this one could be fun. 

  1. May those close to you attune to you with such fine fidelity that they see and hear you with minimal effort on your part. And you them.

2. May we practice our excellent, present, empathic, and loving listening skills–especially when it’s the most difficult–that’s when we hone mastery!

3. [Written during in flight turbulence] What is your body trying to tell you? Do you hear its signals? What language does it speak? Are you fluent? May you and it connect often and well!

4. When we feel heard, we feel loved. May you feel these multiple times a day, and may you help others feel it, too. This is the best human reciprocity–it’s where love lives.

5. We know we are truly listening when we find ourselves getting more curious as the encounter continues. The potential for connection rises awesomely then!

6. [More turbulence] When you are blessed with someone who truly listens to you, who makes you feel heard, may you notice and appreciate and then emulate!

7. We spend so much of our lives speaking. May your speech land on ears open to your meaning, open to connection and understanding, so you may feel truly heard.

8. When you leave and encounter with me, may you feel seen, heard, understood, accepted, and loved. Then may you pay it forward. The world is just better this way, no?

9. “Listen! You smell something?” Haha! But seriously, our senses do overlap. When we get present, they integrate and synergize! So cool!

10. We are so imperfect, every one of us! But let this not keep us from striving daily to be our best! Practice your excellent listening — it’s worth the effort!

11. I feel so heard by you because you listen not just to my words but you sense context and know what my words me to me, and that is your focus. You are selfless here.

12. What makes you an awesome listener? When you turn on this superpower, how does it light up the world? May you have ample opportunities to shine!

Back in Chicago, friends. Refreshed, recharged, and inspired. More tomorrow! xo

Love Notes for Creativity

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I had promised Sister to bring some of my pretty washi tape cards from Chicago for her to donate. But they are squirreled away under a mountain of clutter and I did not dig them out in time before flying to Colorado this trip. Then at Target today I saw cardstock and a paper cutter, and since I already have a generous stash of washi tape here in the mountains, I decided to spend tonight making cards. I haven’t done this in a couple years, maybe?

It all makes me think about creativity. We associate it with the arts, obviously. But creativity applies in every domain of life. All elegant problem solving requires creativity, no matter how technical or left-brained. And in order to access our creativity, we must be open. Openness can feel vulnerable. So we need courage.

Isn’t it wonderful how all of these things intersect to make us better? Let’s see how creative I can get with a dozen jar smiles, eh? 😀

  1. What fun new idea knocks around in your head? Who can you share it with and play around to develop it? How will you bring it forth?

2. Creative, resourceful, and whole. This is the fundamental assumption coaches make of clients. You have what you need to make your life.

3. I wish you a benign challenge that makes you invent solutions you may never have come to otherwise. May it give you confidence and agency!

4. Be brave with your ideas and make things with openness and joy! 😀 Ignore dismissal and celebrate praise! You’ got this!

5. UNconventional, hallelujah! Humanity evolves at an accelerating pace! Your creativity will serve you better and BETTER.

6. May you free your imagination and spark your creativity this day when you come upon anything requiring new and innovative thinking! You’ got this!

7. I bet you are much more creative than you give yourself credit for! Where will you try something new next? No fear!

8. Rest. Fuel. Watch. Listen. Breathe. You will see the novel solutions to the pressing challenges when you are settled, centered, and wholly YOU.

9. What if? Why not? What about…? Look around. See anew the things considered mundane. This is how we create!! Woohooo!

10. What are the foundations of creativity? I think they are calm, openness, vulnerability, courage, and FUN. And love. Because love is the foundation of everything.

11. What lies in our future that we have not nearly imagined? How will we create and invent it? May you have a hand in making your future bright!

12. Just try it! You never know how you will like it or be awesome at it if you don’t give it a shot! Have fun!

I realize that I enjoy writing these love notes a lot more when I have specific people in mind. So for the remaining week of this month, I will do this more consistently. Let’s see if they get better!

Love Notes for Finding Joy

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Back in my happiest place this weekend, friends!
Wishing us all to find our joy every day.
Wishing us all to lower our threshold for feeling it, internalizing it, expressing, sharing, and spreading it.
We all need all the joy we can get these days… all days.

  1. When I see you joyous my heart sings in joy right there with you! To know you are happy, at least in that moment, eases my mind so much.

2. Nature Music Your children Your friends Whatever brings you the most joy, I wish it on you in oodles and loads! More, more more!

3. What’s on the agenda today? I hope there are multiple things you look forward to! You can tell by the smile they bring when you anticipate! 🙂

4. What do we need to live a joyful life? I think our relationships are key. So I wish you people who open up your mind and heart for joy joy joy!

5. Where do you feel joy in your body? May that part of you be always open and bright, a vessel and a conduit for as much joy as you can handle!

6. The places, the people, the activities, challenges, feelings, memories, and events that bring you joy–may you immerse regularly!

7. Sometimes in life joy escapes us. But let us never lose hope that it will return to us eventually. We can be patient and whistle for it! 🙂

8. Sometimes joy is small. It can be just being okay and appreciating what’s good. The more we can feel joy at the small stuff, the more joyous life is!

9. OH hey FOOD! that is one of the MOST JOYOUS things in life, no? May you eat, drink, and be merry merry every day!

10. May your joy find you from the inside every day. May it connect you with everything that amplifies itself — all of us are better for it! Peace, dear one

11. That smile that reaches and crinkles your eyes — oh my gosh it just lights up the room! May your life stimulate it often and well!

12. How do we describe joy? Can we really articulate it? Even if not, it’s okay – because we can relate. We know it, share it, amplify it together.

Happy Weekend, friends. More tomorrow. 🙂