Oh boy, what a night last night was! Actually, before I go any further, can I just tell you how much I love where I live?? Really, I do. Here’s why.
So, last night, in Baldwinsville, it was the annual Au Chocolat small business event. Shops, restaurants, service industries, professional businesses, you name it, put out some delicious treats and opened their doors to welcome everyone in. The turnout was great and the energy that everyone seemed to have was electrifying.
Since I had no idea that I would even BE in the village, as a business, (I’m always here for Au Chocoat as a shopper!), I quickly got to work the last two weeks (2 and a half?!? Time is FLYING!) moving into my new space, getting it set up and organized, AND creating something special that I could offer to the lovely women, and men, as they visited the building that I am in.
I will do another post of the Studio Tour next week, but definitely wanted to share a little something from last night.
Besides having the studio open to show everyone what it was like, I wanted to offer them something, just for themselves. I wanted them to know what KL StoryOgraphy is really ABOUT. It’s about YOU. It’s about making sure that you FEEL as amazing as you are. Or as Empowered that you need to be. Or as Confident, Strong, Beautiful, Refreshed, or Extraordinary….or one of so many other powerful feelings.
So, I created a board, asking people to write down the feeling that they most need or want to feel in their lives right now. Can I tell you, the board is so beautiful!! More importantly, though, it proves to me that I need to work hard at what I do, because these emotions are all so important. They are things that hold us back, when they should be setting us free. I can’t even tell you how many times I heard someone say, “The word I was going to say is already there”. Although I would encourage them to write it anyway, it never took long for them to have another word ready to go. We all need a lot right now. We all do, and so many of us need those same things. We ARE all in this together, in so many ways. We all can relate to each other, feel each other’s struggles, want those same feelings. I think this is so important. So. Important.
So, what now? Why am I even writing this? Why is this important to me? I can’t quite explain why this moved me the way it did.. I knew it was something I wanted to try out, to create a place to get to know some new people and to be interactive with those I spoke with. In the end, it became so much more to me. It is my inspiration now. It’s a perfect visual of my mission, and now it’s now going to be a daily reminder and motivation to be the best person I can be in the job that I am doing. I want to make sure that every person that comes into my studio (or that I work with on location) can leave here feeling the way they wanted to when they walked in.
To be honest, I hope that I can help people feel the way they need to even when I’m not working.
For today, and every day that I come into my office in the studio, this board will be there, keeping me on my toes and driving me to do everything I can to make sure every word on there gets honored.
Thank you, every single one of you, that took the time to feel your feelings, and be brave enough to put it out there. I see you. I feel you. I’m sending you every bit of loving energy that I can that you find some of what you are looking for today.
I hope you also got the chance to grab a Promise Card - and that you fill it out and keep it as a reminder to make these feelings a priority for yourself. I’m here to help any way that I can, but it’s something that I want YOU to promise yourself as well. Lots and lots of love. You are worth the promise. I promise you.
XO K~
Did you miss out on grabbing a Promise Card or lose yours? Here you go! My gift to you!!!