it is time to begin

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The summer is quickly ending
And September feels like the time to begin

I have so many things I want to start
Projects put on the back burner
Thoughts never written down

It feels like the new year to me
I am ready

Ready to
~ Get into action, and start working out again
~ Carve out a space for me to create
~ Create healthy enjoyable meals
~ Get that book going
~ Connect more deeply with creative souls
~ Learn spanish
~ Create more tradtions
~ Start the projects I say I am going to start
~ Then follow those projects through to completion

What are you ready to begin?
Want to do it together?
Hold each other accountable, check in along the way?

I could use a partner in crime, how about you?
Lets take flight together

Love Notes are being sent

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Post Card created by my sister in law for the project launch

The second round of Love Notes has begun and I am thrilled!  The excitment for this project has my heart dancing and I am so excited for little bits fo love to be sent from all over the United States, Canada, and even the UK! 

If you missed out on this round don't worry, I will be hosting it again. Be sure to sign up for the Love Notes newsletter below to stay in the loop about all the Love Notes projects. 

Thoughts on Love Notes: Donna Wynn

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Photo By:  Donna Wynn

The Love Notes Post Card Project will be starting again this Sunday.  Have you signed up yet?  If you are on the fence about participating I say jump in and give it a try.  All you need is three postcards and three stamps.  It is so much fun spreading love through the mail.   

Below Donna Wynn of Gentle Threads shares thoughts from her experience when she participated in the initial launch.  

I received such joy while participating in the Love Notes project this summer!  What a fun experience it was being a part of such a special project that Jennifer created.  How wonderful it is after a long day to return home and find something special in your mailbox from someone you are getting to know, a new friend!  The writing prompts were fun and creative and as we were writing and sending out our Love Notes, we were revealing just a little part of ourselves along with it.  I can't believe how fast the three weeks flew by! 

Getting emails from Jennifer each week with the prompt, sending the postcards to someone and then receiving was a beautiful treat.  Then when you thought it was over, Jennifer surprised us and suggested we send a postcard to the person we were receiving from...what fun!  My postcards have now found a safe place in my journal!  Can't wait for the next go around...Thanks Jennifer!


Head on over to HERE to sign up!


moments unfolding

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Reflecting on the memories
Sharing stories about our camera adventures
The rain falling
Ducking into a little bar to chat
A warm glass of brandy warming our chilled bones
The streets of Brooklyn guiding us
Train after train, after train to get home
Lost in thoughts
Happiness abounding
Grateful for my ability to take a risk
Step outside of my comfort zone
Let the world unfold in front of me

Love Notes Post Card Project

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At times it can feel like a chore going to pick up the mail because you know exactly what is in there.  But what if that changed?  What if a hand written post card sat nestled in between the bills?  Words written down on paper for you to hold in your hands and soak in.  A little sliver of sunshine arriving unexpectedly, just for you. 

What if you had the opportunity to bring this sunshine to someone else's mailbox?  Picking up a pen and writing your own words down.  Sharing pieces of your story and words from your heart for them to soak in.  Would you want to be a part of it? 

Social media is great for staying in touch and easily communicating with friends, but there is something so lovely about holding a real piece of paper in your hands.  Seeing someone else's handwriting and feasting on what they h ave shared brings the story to a different level. 

These thoughts are what sparked the idea of for the Love Notes Post Card Project.  Words shared on a post card, mailed to someone you may or may not know.  Hearts opening, sunshine arriving, connections unfolding. 

This three week project brings the opportunity for sunshine to be sent through the mail by responding to a simple writing prompt.  Head on over to here to find out more about it and to sign up.  I hope you will join in. The project begins August 19th.