Happy Monday morning, my friend.
I'd love to start your week off with a little encouragement. So, before all the to-do's of the week flood in, let's take a moment to talk about you and how special you are.
For context, I wrote this last night after getting lost in my daughter's eyes right before I put her to bed. It was one of those moments that I could have lived in forever -- one of those moments where the awe of getting to be alive was at the forefront of my mind. I kept getting teary-eyed thinking about just how special she is, and it made me want to share that feeling because you are really, really special, too.
So, please, enjoy this issue for all of its glory and start your week off by taking a moment to appreciate just how special you are.
-L
🪞You’re Special
Do you ever stop to think about how special you are?
Not in a douchey, I'm better than everyone else, kind of way...but more in a mind-blowing, there has never been, and never will be, anyone else exactly like me on this planet, kind of way. It’s incredible to acknowledge, right?
There is no one else in the history of histories who has your exact perspectives, talents, tragedies, loves, joys, heartbreaks, or other life experiences, and that makes you and everything you bring to the world really, really special.
Take a moment and really think about it -- what makes you special? What's your secret sauce that you bring to the table?
Is it your openness? Your ability to listen? Your kindness towards others?
Is it your playfulness? Brains? Non-judgmental nature?
Is it your ability to build community? Your drive to get shit done? Your tenacity to never give up?
I know mine -- it's my ability to love and believe in people. It's my compassion and desire to understand. It's my ability to relate and have deep conversations with levity.
Do other people have versions of this secret sauce? You bet. But none exactly like me, and none exactly like you.
So for today, please take a moment and recognize the miraculousness that is you. There isn't, never has been, never will be, anyone exactly like you except for you and that is really, really special.
⏸ Pause & Reconnect
Remember, there are no right or wrong answers. Just what’s true for you.
What's your special secret sauce that you bring to the world?
Close your eyes and say "I am special" out loud. Are you smiling yet? ...good. :) Go have a great week.
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