Our new little baby blog has turned one month! What a fun month it has been trying to write and talk our way through our journey to discover what matters most. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this conversation meaningful.
In Case You Missed These Great Posts
Vicki reveals the power of expressive writing in Write It Out
Wynne calls for leaps of faith in Heart Dreams That Call for Big Leaps
Erin finds the silver lining in Picking Apart Life’s Unpleasantries
Brian relays a lesson learned when trapped in Locked Out!
Kendra uncovers the beauty of being seen in The Gift
Endless Weekend has us reprioritizing in How Many #1 Priorities Do You Have?
Libby talks vulnerability in This Is Why I Don’t Date People I Really Like
Deb delivers relational wisdom in How A Shock Wave Becomes a Ripple
Jack unveils his ability to weave Beatles titles, Shakespeare quotes, and semi-colons in It’s Wonderful To Be Here; It’s Certainly a Thrill
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Maggie finishes out Just Jot It January with a great reflection on writing in Ending on a Serious Note
Brenda shares a beautiful commuting moment in A magical start makes commute more fun
Dr. Stein helps us create space in speech in What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Say
Julia shares a beautiful vision of Teams and Dreams
Ally makes us laugh and also takes a look at the goodness in people In Which I Do NOT Steal a Man’s Identity, But Could Do So Easily
LA discusses the place for obligation in life in Love or Obligation
Sharing the Heart of the Matter Podcast
We also launched a podcast talking about our heart stories. It’s on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Anchor and Pocket Casts. Please search for Sharing the Heart of the Matter on any of those platforms to subscribe.
Episode 1: Why We Are Here – Wynne and Vicki talking about launching a podcast for sharing heart stories and building community
Episode 2: Finding My Father’s Faith – Vicki interviews Wynne about her father and writing a book about him in the months after he died in a cycling accident
Coming Attractions
Kendra publishes her last post before going on hiatus – 2/2
Mountaineering, Martial arts, Overcoming challenges, and Motherhood podcast with the lovely, entertaining, and always hilarious Betsy Kerekes – 2/3
Why Theater Matters podcast with the brilliant, funny, and delightful Jack Canfora – 2/10
*** NOTE: If you haven’t yet listened to Jack’s radio drama in podcast form, Step 9, it’s so worth doing, especially before this great podcast where Jack explains about the “concentrated dose of emotion” we get when we go to (or listen to) the theater. Search New Normal Rep Step 9 wherever you podcast or visit https://tinyurl.com/Step-9-NNR
Flannel & My Father: Memories That Matter podcast with the warm, thoughtful and engaging Brian Hannon – 2/17
The Heart of the Matter 
It’s been a great first month. I’ve enjoyed reading everyone’s posts. I believe Heart of the Matter will only gwt better, and become a loved aspect oulf our community
Bx
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Ugh. Sorry about the typos – I need to sleep
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Thank you for the lovely encouragement! Hope you get a good night’s sleep!
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Thank you, Brenda for reading and for all of your lovely comments and encouragement. We appreciate you! 😘
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Aw thank you Vicki 😁
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Sorry I’m sending multiple posts- thank you for mentioning my post. I’m very honoured ❤️
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Love the multiple posts, Brenda — and your post! Thank you!
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What a month! Cheers and thanks all around — the blogging community is the best! 😎
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Agreed!! ❤ ❤ ❤
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You are so wonderfully inclusive, expansive and supportive of all! It is an honor to discover my name in the line-up of bloggers whose work I enjoy and respect so much! By gosh and by golly, I think you’re really on to something here. 😁
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Xo, Julia! ❤️
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You are such a gem, Julia!! So glad to be sharing any space with you! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Wow, hard to believe it’s been a month! And what a month it’s been – packed full of wonderful content. Thank you for this great recap, Wynne! 🤍
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Thank you for being a part of this start-up, Kendra!! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Congrats on a very successful first month, Wynne and Victoria. And the great content and community building you both achieved together. To many more months to come!
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Thank you, Ab! 🙂🙂🙂
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Thank you, Ab! Your opinion means so much to me — and maybe one of these days we’ll get a guest post from you (when life slows down of course)! Thanks for being such a great part of this community, my dear friend! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thanks Wynne, a guest post for sure will happen. Just gotta let life slow down first as you say. 🙂
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As everyone else has said, this is such an incredible community and I’m so honored to be a part of it! I can’t wait to see what we create together. 💗
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Create together — what a perfect way to put it, Erin!! ❤ ❤ ❤
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You’re doing great. Thanks for the mention. Much appreciated.
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Thanks and smiles from all of us, Ally! 😉
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What a lovely affirmation coming from you, Ally! Thank you!
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