How are you?
No… really… How are you?
I bet you said something like, ‘I’m fine’ or ‘I’m OK’ or ‘I’m good.’ Because that’s what we usually say, isn’t it?
Like, who wants to hear when you’re not fine, OK or good?
It’s true.
When we say, ‘Hi, how are you?’ in the UK it’s a conversation opener, not a deep-felt request about someone’s wellbeing.
So, where’s this going?
I’m sick to death of the superficial, the ra-ra-ra cover-up, the glitzy-glam PR photos and the whole biggg-yourself-up brigade!
Ooops… didn’t know that was going to pop out. But do you know what I mean?
For my book-writing programme homework this week, I had to produce a 5-minute video of myself talking about REDISCOVERED, the book I’m writing.
And I so didn’t want to!
Even before I got up, lying in bed, I had the dreads in my gut at the thought of having to go into PR mode. Of pushing myself way out of my integrity comfort zone.
And then?
Then, I bounded out of bed having decided to film the video first thing. I got ready the quickest ever and went for it. No script. No psychobabble. No spiel.
I went for it from my joy in the writing of my book, in sharing something of my expertise, knowledge and wisdom that hopefully will help many, many, many women.
Women who feel lost. Women who wonder where have I gone? Women who sense there has to be more to life than this but have no idea what that is. Women who never tell people how they really feel when asked how they are.
So when I began the video and said something like, ‘I’m going to talk about my awesome and legacy book,’ I freakin’ meant it!
I have reverence and admiration for my topic including spirituality which, for me, is the secret sauce in life that makes all the difference.
It is awesome!
Also, I hope that, long after I’m physically dead, my book will keep helping many, many, many women to rediscover who they are, where they’re going and what they came here to do.
It IS my legacy book!
Is my video the best PR video ever made? Most definitely not! However, what it is is intentional and honest, grounded in my joy of its writing and sharing in the service of others, myself and the greater good.
SO…
Next time I meet someone and say, ‘Hi… How are you?’ I’m going to mean it. I’m going to intentionally and honestly hold a concern about their well-being. Maybe then they’ll be able to say how they really are.
How about you, woman…
How are you?
Love and wild warm wishes,
Revitalise who you are, where you’re going and what you came here to do…
PS… Being intentional and honest is an energy all of its own to which other people and the Universe respond positively… Check out the video on my Facebook or LinkedIn profile to see what I mean. And, if you’d love to have people and the Universe respond positively to you and your true heart’s desire, join me here on 18 January: Make your True Heart’s Desire a Reality in 2024! | Facebook
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