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Are you ready to get this party started?

Jan 3, 2023 12:57:08 PM

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Are you READY (or too tired) to GET this PARTY started?

Connecting doesn't need to be complicated

If we don’t schedule out our F-U-N, unfortunately, it will N-O-T happen. How about starting a fun friend’s gathering? Do you want to connect but feel overwhelmed with the idea of planning it? 

Not to worry - hosting a get-together can be really SIMPLE but even more meaningful when it is SPECIFIC and HEART-FELT.

Think about the PURPOSE of getting together - to connect, laugh, cry, release stress, bond over your mutually shared love of cereal for dinner?

Priya Parker, author of ”The Art of Gathering,” provides some great tips. “Specificity is a crucial ingredient. The more focused and particular a gathering is, the more narrowly it frames itself and the more passion it arouses.” 

For example, host a super low-key dinner for other worn-out moms. Name it something fun (and specific) like “The Worn-Out Moms Club.” You can wear pajamas, get take-out and share stories about how tired all of you are. No doubt you will laugh a lot and leave with a boost to tackle another day of fatigued mom life. 

Select a time that works for you, send out a quick text or email and buckle up for some friend therapy. We’d love to hear how it goes - send us an email (bluezonesprojectSWFL@gmail.com) or share on social media (and tag us)!

 “Gatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try.” ~Priya Parker, “The Art of Gathering”

Summer Manning

Written by Summer Manning

Summer Manning combines her passion for marketing and well-being as the Marketing Lead for Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida with the goal to help people live longer, better. She has been an executive in marketing and public relations for over 20 years. During the past three years, she became a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and has been teaching simple lifestyle modifications to clients and communities for optimized wellness. She recently moved from coast to coast - from Huntington Beach, CA to Estero, FL with her husband and two very active sons. She is a beach lover and forest bather.

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