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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to write notes to the people you

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<v Speaker 1>care about. Notes last. By putting pen to paper, you

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<v Speaker 1>can share your sentiments in a way that will be

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<v Speaker 1>appreciated in the moment and perhaps kept for the future too.

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<v Speaker 1>We moved a few weeks ago, which involved boxing up

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<v Speaker 1>all our possessions, moving them, and then unpacking them in

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<v Speaker 1>the new house. As I unpack, I am uncovering all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of stuff. It is always interesting to see what

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<v Speaker 1>I wound up saving. There are a reasonable number of

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<v Speaker 1>personal notes in the pile, from people I've worked with,

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<v Speaker 1>from my kids, from my husband. These notes have a

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<v Speaker 1>staying power that most gifts do not. Even a typed

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<v Speaker 1>note like the message that came with a bouquet of flowers,

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<v Speaker 1>winds up lasting far beyond the flowers themselves. Maybe these

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<v Speaker 1>notes were written quickly, I don't know, but the notes

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<v Speaker 1>themselves last. When you realize that you can be empowered

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that the special people in your life

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<v Speaker 1>receive more notes from you, you can be fairly certain

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<v Speaker 1>that those notes will last and will continue to engender

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<v Speaker 1>special feelings for years to come. It is really quite

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<v Speaker 1>a heady power if you think about it, So why

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<v Speaker 1>not get to work. Valentine's Day coming up right around

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<v Speaker 1>the corner is a great excuse to write notes to

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<v Speaker 1>anyone you love, not just your sweetheart. If you've got

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<v Speaker 1>children in your life, for instance, get cards for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe throw in a piece of candy to make it sweet,

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<v Speaker 1>but get a card and write what is special and

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful about that young person and how proud you are

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<v Speaker 1>of them. Your sweetheart certainly deserves a loving note too.

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<v Speaker 1>Say what you admire about the person and point out

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<v Speaker 1>specific examples of things you notice. If you pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>at all, you know what your sweetheart considers points of

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<v Speaker 1>pride in his or her identity. Call those good points

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<v Speaker 1>out and affirm them. That note will last. You can

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<v Speaker 1>write two relatives as well. If you are lucky enough

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<v Speaker 1>to have older relatives still with you, now is the

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<v Speaker 1>time to write friendly Valentine's notes about what you love

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<v Speaker 1>about them. Other people in your life, such as kids teachers,

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<v Speaker 1>would also appreciate a note of appreciation, And as for you,

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<v Speaker 1>if you know that your sweetheart or kids think they

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<v Speaker 1>need to get you something for Valentine's Day, but you

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<v Speaker 1>are not really in need of much. Why not ask

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<v Speaker 1>for a love note. Ask them to write you a

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<v Speaker 1>note about what they love about you. It's pretty close

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<v Speaker 1>to a free gift, but will likely be something you

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<v Speaker 1>treasure for a long time. You can't really say that

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<v Speaker 1>about a text. Of course, none of this has to

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<v Speaker 1>happen only at Valentine's Day, or birthdays or anniversaries. Whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you have a feeling or warmth or appreciation, write a

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<v Speaker 1>quick note literally just a sentence or two, and send

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<v Speaker 1>it to the person you are thinking of. There is

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<v Speaker 1>basically no downside. It is a quick way to spread

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<v Speaker 1>the love and to make you and everyone around you

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<v Speaker 1>feel good, not just out, but whenever the note comes

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<v Speaker 1>out again, whenever that happens in the future. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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