Has anyone else noticed the increase in membership mailouts lately? People are trying to leverage their lists and I’ve reached my saturation point. So I took a good look at my inbox the other day.
Being the one who shared my email address to begin with, I realized I gave these people permission to sent their thoughts (mostly programs) my way. Most of them, I have unsubscribed from just as easily. There are a couple I find insightful, and others I feel obligated to remain with. It really made me sad though when I didn’t have a single, directed, person to person email in my inbox. This was a wake up call for me.
I wondered if I had ticked people off. Then I thought about it more as a reflection of my own activities. I had no emails because I hadn’t sent any out recently, really only in response to others. So, it’s time for a little disclosure and for putting on the big-girl-panties and stepping out again.
This spring I packed up the kids and moved into town. This was no easy feat and took almost two years of deliberation before fruition. We have been adjusting, and now that we’ve got some sort of routine, I’m taking a look at my own activities. In retrospect, I think (okay, I know) I’ve been hiding. Part of that is the negative self talk creeping in. I’ve forgotten to add a few things to my morning mantra on wellness, intention, respect and acceptance. I should be including things like: you can do it; and only encouraging, accepting, and exceptional people come into my life. Setting aside, judgement and awkwardness (like I’m less of a person somehow) is up to me. I know what I need to do (and thus see no need for the many self-help, coaches, and LOA lists) and I know I can do it when I set my mind to it. No more on that matter here but if you wish to follow this journey, check believinginME.wordpress.com for the personal ride.
So don’t be surprised if you get an email from me looking to reconnect. Who wants to do coffee? There are only good things to come! As for the lists I have just unsubscribed from, thank you for sharing your wisdom and for showing me who my real friends are.
Nimbly,
JCM
Update: Within 30 mins of posting this I have a lunch date tomorrow and a breakfast meeting the day after. Thank you for your continued support. Nice to get post disclosure. JCM
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Oh how easy it is to just slip into laziness! ( i.e. we haven’t emailed or talked in over a week since going to lunch.) Please help keep me more accountable to you, my good friend!
Smarten up! Just kidding; it goes both ways. How did I know you’d be one of the first to comment? Thank you Forrest.
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