Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to write notes to the people you
Speaker 1: care about. Notes last. By putting pen to paper, you
Speaker 1: can share your sentiments in a way that will be
Speaker 1: appreciated in the moment and perhaps kept for the future too.
Speaker 1: We moved a few weeks ago, which involved boxing up
Speaker 1: all our possessions, moving them, and then unpacking them in
Speaker 1: the new house. As I unpack, I am uncovering all
Speaker 1: sorts of stuff. It is always interesting to see what
Speaker 1: I wound up saving. There are a reasonable number of
Speaker 1: personal notes in the pile, from people I've worked with,
Speaker 1: from my kids, from my husband. These notes have a
Speaker 1: staying power that most gifts do not. Even a typed
Speaker 1: note like the message that came with a bouquet of flowers,
Speaker 1: winds up lasting far beyond the flowers themselves. Maybe these
Speaker 1: notes were written quickly, I don't know, but the notes
Speaker 1: themselves last. When you realize that you can be empowered
Speaker 1: to make sure that the special people in your life
Speaker 1: receive more notes from you, you can be fairly certain
Speaker 1: that those notes will last and will continue to engender
Speaker 1: special feelings for years to come. It is really quite
Speaker 1: a heady power if you think about it, So why
Speaker 1: not get to work. Valentine's Day coming up right around
Speaker 1: the corner is a great excuse to write notes to
Speaker 1: anyone you love, not just your sweetheart. If you've got
Speaker 1: children in your life, for instance, get cards for them.
Speaker 1: Maybe throw in a piece of candy to make it sweet,
Speaker 1: but get a card and write what is special and
Speaker 1: wonderful about that young person and how proud you are
Speaker 1: of them. Your sweetheart certainly deserves a loving note too.
Speaker 1: Say what you admire about the person and point out
Speaker 1: specific examples of things you notice. If you pay attention
Speaker 1: at all, you know what your sweetheart considers points of
Speaker 1: pride in his or her identity. Call those good points
Speaker 1: out and affirm them. That note will last. You can
Speaker 1: write two relatives as well. If you are lucky enough
Speaker 1: to have older relatives still with you, now is the
Speaker 1: time to write friendly Valentine's notes about what you love
Speaker 1: about them. Other people in your life, such as kids teachers,
Speaker 1: would also appreciate a note of appreciation, And as for you,
Speaker 1: if you know that your sweetheart or kids think they
Speaker 1: need to get you something for Valentine's Day, but you
Speaker 1: are not really in need of much. Why not ask
Speaker 1: for a love note. Ask them to write you a
Speaker 1: note about what they love about you. It's pretty close
Speaker 1: to a free gift, but will likely be something you
Speaker 1: treasure for a long time. You can't really say that
Speaker 1: about a text. Of course, none of this has to
Speaker 1: happen only at Valentine's Day, or birthdays or anniversaries. Whenever
Speaker 1: you have a feeling or warmth or appreciation, write a
Speaker 1: quick note literally just a sentence or two, and send
Speaker 1: it to the person you are thinking of. There is
Speaker 1: basically no downside. It is a quick way to spread
Speaker 1: the love and to make you and everyone around you
Speaker 1: feel good, not just out, but whenever the note comes
Speaker 1: out again, whenever that happens in the future. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to
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