Love Notes Post Card Project - we would love for YOU to join us

The Love Notes Post Card Project is back and we want YOU to be a part of it.

This time we will be matching you up with someone.  This will provide the opportunity for connection, corresponding, and who knows what else could unfold.

Do you dread going to the mailbox because there is nothing exciting in there?  Do you want to receive something else besides bills and catalogues?  Would a hand written note from someone brighten your day?  If you answered YES to those questions then this project is for you.

How it works:

*  The Love Notes Post Card Project will run for three weeks ~ March 10th - March 30th

*  Each week you will send out one postcard to a fellow love note participant who is assigned to you.  Don't worry, you will receive an email with a special writing prompt for each week so that you do not have to stare at the blank page unsure of what to write.

*  Then before the week ends simply drop your post card in the mail

It is as simple as that.

Postcards were chosen for this project because of their small size and less intimidating amount of space to write in.  You can buy a postcard, make a postcard, or send a little notecard.

You will be paired up with a fellow Love Note participant who will be sending love notes your way. Unfortunately I cannot 100% guarantee they they will send out their postcards, but my hope in my heart is that they do.

Life is busy, chaotic, and hectic sometimes.  We seldom take the time to slow down for a moment.   The Love Notes Post Card project invites you pause, sink into the moment, and write words from the heart ~ on an actual piece of paper.  Words that will brighten someones day and spread sunshine to all those hands it passes through.  Won't you join us?

Head on over to 

HERE

 to sign up.  Please note if you participated in the last round of the Love Notes Postcard project you will have to sign up again to be a part of this series.

gentle spirit

Gentle spirit

Brave

Free

Shining a light

Leading the way

Gentle spirit

Unafraid to take the leap

Reaching out

Holding hands

Encouraging others to fly

Gentle spirit

Showing up

Vulnerable

Heart on her sleeve

Sharing the world

Gentle spirit

Quiet and big

Kind and powerful

Gentle and strong

Rooted deeply in the earth

Gentle spirit

Reflecting back to you how beautiful you are

Nudging your forward

Guiding you home

Working together to infuse kindness into the world

letters across the miles

Letters written between friends seems to have become a thing of the past.  But it shouldn't be.  Which is why Kristine and I are bringing it back in our own online version.  We are writing back and forth to each other every Tuesday. 

You can find my first letter to her

HERE

And read the response she posted today 

HERE

I am loving this project and look forward to responding next Tuesday. 

the first moment

I want to go back to that first moment
To the feeling inside when you walked through the door
I spotted you and instantly knew this was going to be so good

I want to go back to those messages passed back and forth
To the red leather interior
And that moment outside the bathroom

You and I
We have this way of being together
That feels easy, and right

There is deep laughter
Hand holding
And cheering on during life's difficult moments

We have an understanding of one another
Knowing there is me, and you
And then there is us

I am forever grateful you walked through that door
Altering the course of my life in the very best way
Making that day and all those ones that followed, so good

happiness

We stumbled upon this place unexpectedly
A wrong turn that ended up being so right
The stillness of turtle pond, the light breeze, the sun shining
Each of these elements brought such peace and calm
The conversation danced in between deep comfortable silence
Each of us savoring the moment, sinking deep into this space and each other

We ate delicious cookies and laughed with one another
Taking in the beautiful canvas that nature creates
We soaked in the simplicity of life and what is really important
Going back to our roots
Remembering what is true
Speaking from the heart

It is so easy to get caught up in the moment, dragged through the hustle
Spending money in hopes of feeding our happiness
But it is the small moments that matter most
The spaces of time where we slow down
Drink each other in, share the truth of our heart, and be with one another
It is in this space where true happiness exists

letters across the miles

Dear Kristine

,

I am excited to begin this new adenture with you.  I look forward to watching it unfold. 

Recently I have been giving a lot of thought to perfection and how I tend to not begin something because I feel like I do not have all of the pieces perfectly together to start.  Therefore, the idea, project, or moment sits there on the shelf never given the chance to see where it could go.  But nothing in life ever begins perfectly.  There are growing pains, messy pieces, and beautiful ah-ha moments. 

Life is evolving and we are constantly expanding and growing.  Where we begin is never where we end up and so much is learned along the way.  The pieces do not have to be perfectly alighned.  We can pick them up as we go and see how they fit together. 

I am glad that we decided to just begin and see where this naturally evolves.  Had we not jumped in, it would be just another thing sitting on my shelf waiting for the perfect moment.  And nothing great can come from an idea collecting dust on a shelf. 

This lesson of beginning has recently been presented to me often.  I have been shown time and time again that what I see as a final stage was never what it looked like in the beginning. 

I see the final project, all polished and clean and I am in awe.  But what I do not see is the hundreds of drafts that were tossed and the miles treked to get to that polished piece. 

Do you remember in grammer school when you had to "show" your math?  This was so the teacher could see how you got to the final resolution.  What if we had to do that in life?  What if we had to show all the stumbles and failures we endured before getting to the final resolution?  I think we would see that each of us are human and it all takes us work to get to where are.  We may even begin to be kinder to ourselves. 

What is sitting on your shelf that you are wanting to begin but have yet to start?  I have a whole bookshelf worth of projects and ideas.  I think I may start to dust some of them off, give them a whirl, and put the pieces together as I go along. 

Wishing you a fantastic week ahead.  Look forward to hearing from you soon. 

xo

Jennifer

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be sure to check out

Kristine's site

next tuesday for her letter response