special edition underway

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Love Notes Special Edition ~ Emerging from Sandy is underway.  This week a little bit of sunshine will be shared through good old fashion mail to those who have been and still are struggling from the storm.   What a lovely surprise in the mail for those individuals during this Thanksgiving week.

I had the opportunity to share the project on the 

Mahwah Patch

.  This is the very first news article published about Love Notes ~ super cool!  It was great to share this project, which is so dear to my heart, with the local folks in my community.  And it has been really heart warming to see local individuals signing up to participate.

Words are so powerful and receiving a little something in the mail can really change the course of someones day.  I am a firm believer in this and am so grateful to all of those who join in on each of my projects.

the tango

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During the day light hours I am deep in the throngs of the corporate world

Taking things off line

Attending touch bases

Circling back

Discussing my core competencies

Two nights during the week I am serving meals to families and individuals

Sometimes I am in the weeds

I 86 mustard

Add avocado

And shake up a tasty Apple Martini

And then in the moments between I am a writer

Pulling feelings from my heart

Giving them a voice on the page

Showing up, letting go

Vulnerably sharing myself

It is a tango of sorts

Dancing between the different languages

Navigating the varying degrees of appropriateness

Knowing when to speak from a place of feeling

And when to analyze based solely on facts

The heart is on a mission to win

Always looking to shed a layer of the corporate skin

Revealing a more confidante and comfortable self

Connections building through conversation

A moment of understanding and awareness

Within the three cubicle walls that surround me, my writer self is concealed

Only few know of my love affair with words

And passion to capture the world with my lens

I am reserved, and thoughtful

The quiet warrior getting the work done

In the hustle and bustle of the restaurant I am JenB

The girl no one really sees

Quickly falling under the radar as I go about the work at hand

Gracefully sweeping the floor, refilling ice, and bringing out the next tray of food

After two nights, I am gone until next week

But the writer self is always there

Weaving words together in my mind

Showing up, day after day

A new thought, a new moment to capture

A poem to be written

I do not always catch these words on the page

Sometimes they come, filling me with inspiration

Making my heart flutter

I say I will write them down

But I let them go

Other times I stop dead in my tracks

Grab my pen and notebook and have at it

The words flowing from my heart

Fueling my days

Inspring me to keep on going

I am a writer

No matter where I am the writer mind is always at work

Weaving words together, coming up with new ideas

Writing page after page in my mind

The writer in me never sleeps

And so I dance this tango

Moving from one job to the other

Constantly transitioning

Dancing, dancing, dancing

But always, always writing the story in my head

Love Notes Special Edition ~ Emerging from Sandy

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It is time to rally together.  It is time to spread a little bit of love and hope through the mail to someone who needs the support.  It is time to let others know that we care, that they are thought about and not forgotten, that even though they are suffering they will make it through.  It is time. 

Sandy devestated a lot of the East coast and many individuals and families are still suffering.  Devestation brings along despair, hopelessness, and feeling like you are alone.  We do not want people to feel that way.  Collectivly we can shine a little bit of light on their tired and weary souls.  We can let them know they are not alone. 

Are you up for the challenege of spreading a little bit of hope through the mail?  It is really simple to do.  Head on over to

HERE

to be a part of 

Love Notes Special Edition ~ Emerging from Sandy 

Do you know an individual or family who has been devestated by the storm?  Could they use a little hope note in the mail?  Head on over to

HERE

to provide there information so that we can get that note to them. 

Maybe you know of a shelter that is housing individuals who lost their homes.  They could surely use some love.  Please contact me at

lovenotesjb@gmail.com

so that we can get some love notes to them as well. 

It is during these times that we must come together and help one another.  Even if it is something small.  The small things can mean the most.  Please join us in spreading some hope. 

begin again

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Let's just stop here for just a moment

The world has been a spinning ever so quickly

I need a moment to pause

To breathe

To remember what is truly important

Conflicting points of view

Long lines for gas

People in the dark

Trying hard to warm up

It feels like an up hill battle

Getting blanketed in snow reminds me to hunker down

Crawl under the covers

Soak in my own warmth

And remember that we can begin again

We can always begin again

As the world spins

I sit here

Breathing deeply, in and out

Letting the glow of my heart warm my soul

Creating space for what is to come

I am not sure what is around the next bend

So many dreams and thoughts swirling in my mind

I need to create what I most need

With each passing day I am learning more and more what that is

And so I begin again

I begin right here

Right now

Taking a leap

Afraid, but willing

Knowing I will land safely, wherever I land

Love Notes Special Edition: Emerging from Sandy

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Stormy weather has devastated the East Coast the past couple of weeks.  Water washing ashore taking out entire homes.  Flooding occurring in cities.  Trees falling, leaving people in the dark.  Many people on the East Coast are feeling disconnected, afraid, unsure of what the next step is.  They have been struggling and could use a little Love to lift them up.  So I am proposing a Special Edition of Love Notes where will do just that.  We will spread love, words of hope, and infuse encouragement to the individuals who are emerging from Sandy. 

Are you up for joining in?  I would love it if you did. 

Here is how it will work:

*  Simply fill out the form

HERE

with YOUR email address, name, and mailing address

*  Then fill out the mailing address of an individual who you know has been affected by Sandy and could use a little love note

*  On Saturday, November 17th you will be sent the name(s) of an individual(s) who has been affected by Sandy

*  Write a hopeful note, or postcard and drop it into the mailbox for them by Saturday November 24th. 

Additional Information:

If you know more than one person that has been affected please feel free to fill out the form multiple times. 

If you do not know someone that has been affected, but want to send out some love, please fill out the form with your name and address and we will send you over someones name to send some love to. 

Depending upon how many individuals we get that have been affected by the storm you may be asked to send a note to more than one person. 

Have any questions?

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at: 

lovenotesjb@gmail.com