A couple of weeks ago I was sitting, procrastinating on a school assignment, and stumbled upon a video advertising a project called "The Listserve." I thought it was the neatest video, and it really had me thinking.

The Listserve is an email group that you register for and the whole theme of the project is "What would you say to one million people?" Each day, one person is picked from the registered list of people and they can say anything they want in an email to everybody on that email list. Every day, usually in the morning, I receive an email from someone, somewhere in the world, wanting to share something that they feel is important to them. Some are kind of silly, some are inspirational, some, honestly, I disregard... but whatever the message is, it has been absolutely fascinating reading them. You gain perspective on the values, interests and lives of other people and cultures around the world. It has become a constant topic of conversation between my mom, friends and I, who have all registered for The Listserve. 

One of the emails I recently received from the Listserve, I found it incredibly touching and felt it was good advice for everybody. The subject was "The view from 65," written by a woman named Penny Rice from Columbia, Maryland (USA) and this is what it said:

"Embrace love in all of its forms, live with a strong connection to your higher self, laugh loudly and often … with yourself as your main source of amusement.

Eliminate manufactured fear.  Root out all messages and warnings of fear instilled within you by parents, teachers, leaders, TV, media and your imagination.  Look around you and see the ways you are safe, secure and empowered.  Regardless of your circumstances, there is good in your life.  See it, acknowledge it, enjoy it and be thankful.

Life is an adventure.  There’re opportunities every day to learn new things, meet new people, gain new perspective and explore new ideas … many only appear once.  Don’t miss them.

Tell your truth of the moment.  (It will evolve as you grow and change.)  Be authentic by your definition, not what others cast upon you.

Treat each person you meet as the unique individual they are.  Learn something from every person.  Notice their eyes; their spirit, their beauty.  Acknowledge them with a smile, nod or thought.

Become aware of your negative and judgmental thoughts.  Counter them with love.  Forgive yourself for actions that have hurt others. Vow to change the behavior. Forgive those who have hurt you because in doing so, you make room for love, laughter and joy.

Remember and honor those who have loved, cherished, protected, guided, taught, and, yes, even those who have pissed you off.

The way I see it, Love is a much better place from which to live a life.

Thank you.


Penny Rice
pennyskysinger@gmail.com
Columbia, Maryland USA"

This message, has by far been my favorite of all the Listserve emails I have received and read thus far, so I wanted to share it!

Anyways, The Listserve has become something my friends and I all get excited to read every morning, so I thought I would share it! Feel free to check it out and register to see what it's all about! (You can unsubscribe at anytime too.)


Happy Tuesday!
:)