Broadcasting mettā via unattributed postcards
A group of my favourite people in Dublin are going through a tough time right now. A bunch of us have gotten together to send postcards of love and support.
With permission, I’m posting (lightly edited versions of) some of them here. You’ll know them by the ☘️ in the title.
If you’ve sent your own postcard of gratitude and would like it included in the project, tell me about it.
Delight in the extraordinary work of Susanne Jutzeler
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Your work with veterans is inspiring. Thank you for listening deeply and using your renown to amplify their stories. Everyone needs to be heard, wounded heroes most of all. Semper fidelis.
Support wounded veterans with PTSD:
Appreciate the photography of Siggy Nowak
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With an open heart and hand-drawn map
You face the bitter, divided world.
The higher you fly, they go lower.
Nevertheless, your vision persists,
Winging onward with tomorrow’s hope.
Máire Ó Laoghaire, “Nike”
Internalise the power of women as transformational leaders
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I’m in awe of the work you do every day with little recognition or thanks. I’m sorry for the times I thoughtlessly made your job harder; even then you still delivered.
Enjoy the unofficial creed of the US Postal Service | Royal Mail vision statement | An Post charter
Explore more of Jay Mantri’s photography
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These people who link us up with the world … on whom we rely more heavily than we realize—are Connectors, people with a special gift for bringing the world together.
Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point
A word from you in the right ear created a place for me where there had been none.
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Never underestimate the power of kindness and rest. Give yourself copious amounts of both.
Chani Nicholas
It’s OK not to do it all, all the time.
Use 4-7-8 breathing to relax quickly
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What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their own. When you do come across the right person to mentor you, start by showing them that the time they spend with you is worthwhile.
Vivek Wadhwa
Every minute with you was a gift.
Consider being a generous leader
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No plan of operations reaches with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main force.
Helmuth von Moltke
In this case “the enemy” was reality (I hate when romance and reality collide). I adore the idea of handwritten postcards, it feels so much more personal … but …
Lessons learned from the first 7 cards posted:
I definitely owe an apology to the postal services of a few major cities (and my undying gratitude if the postcards are delivered). I should send them a postcard … one with a printed address.
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Thank you for helping me navigate the confusing and often frustrating process. I always felt taken care of and that my small project mattered.
Read about the science behind gratitude
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Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life. Knowing this gives me hope that human wholeness … need not be a utopian dream, if we can use devastation as a seedbed for new life.
Parker Palmer, “A Hidden Wholeness”
Learn more about neuroplasticity
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This is what you look like from the outside:
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Maya Angelou
Be inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou’s Twitter feed
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