Jumping-Off Place

FF Chapter 10 -- Celebrating Collaboration

A hole new world of possibilities.
~Manu Satsangi

Dear Manu,

I’m grinning as I begin to write… thinking about our brainstorming calls and podcasts (podscats?) in support of The Gift of Shared Kindness. You were my first business collaborator, and like Remy in Ratatouille, you brought a veritable feast to the table.

We worked together on ideas, artwork, words — legal considerations, productivity apps, and our our guiding mission statement. Together we embraced creating for creations sake — not tied to a specific outcome. That approach opened the door to live and learn lessons I might have otherwise missed — building skills and scaffolding we can both use going forward.

Flourishing Fiction’s Chapter 10 invites an empty patch of living room carpet to ponder the possibilities when children fledge… and clear out with some of the family’s well-worn furniture. As we share the experience of children growing into adulthood, you were my obvious choice as a collaborator for Jumping-Off Place. Thank you for giving your time, energy, and consideration to the project.

I continue to learn much from your approach to life — calm, embracing new experiences, and willing to give of yourself when asked. The metaphors you share in conversation and writing knock my socks off and often spur my thinking to higher levels.

You make me want to be a better person.

Gratitude and Love,

Gail