As the week winds down, Friday Cogitations invites you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and shape your future through the lens of faith, hope, and your unique journey.
Say What You Mean, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]
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Hi Reader! Sometimes, it's hard to express how we feel to the people we hold dear. Especially when the words feel emotional, sensitive, or too mushy and cringeworthy. Your culture, environment, and upbringing will also determine your cringe and awkward metre. However, we want the people in our lives to know how much their presence, support, and consistency mean to us. Like some people, I also struggle with expressing my admiration, love, or gratitude. But I find it's easier when I localize my expression. “Thank you for helping me with this project. It means a lot. I'm grateful.” “You always know the right things to say. Conversations with you are uplifting, you inspire me.” Writing this, I'm secretly judging myself because while it's easier to be this expressive with some people, it's genuinely awkward with some close folks, and I just laugh and hype them up instead of being specific. I should take my own advice too.😂😅 Birthdays are a great opportunity for such expressions, too, but we can do better. Don't you agree? Alright, that'll be all for now, until next Friday. Light & Increase, Osose Christabel. To share this newsletter, please copy and paste this link: https://osose-friday-cogitations.kit.com/4541619a80 Something to do: Give someone a thoughtful compliment or thank them for something specific today. (Go with the first person that comes to mind.) I wrote an article about how to be consistent in life with anything. Do check it out.
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Friday Cogitations
As the week winds down, Friday Cogitations invites you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and shape your future through the lens of faith, hope, and your unique journey.
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