Heart Leader

I have been blessed to know my mother in law, Rene Piemonte, for 28 years. Rene and I met in July 1982 when I met my wife Ondrea.  I was 16 years old.  Rene and I met in a nail salon where my mother worked.  Rene took Ondrea to the salon where Rene was getting her nails done.  My mom met and spoke to Ondrea and called me to the salon to meet Ondrea.  The rest is history.

For 28 years Rene has treated me like a son. She has been a second mother to me. She has celebrated my life’s victories and walked beside me through my challenges. At times she has had more confidence in me then I had in myself.  She is an amazing and beautiful person!  She is an amazing mother and grandmother.

Rene never judges me, she accepts me for who I am and she has been one of my greatest advocates for almost 30 years.  I have never heard Rene say a bad word about anyone and I have heard her use profanity only a few times in 28 years.  She is quiet and steady.  Rene is a role model in a time where there are so few.  She is a saint and a living legend.

Now Rene is 78 and with age comes some challenges.  That being said, when we are together she is present, loving, graceful and a great listener.  She is a beautiful person and she has shaped my life in so many ways. 

We never know how much time we have with the people we love. The purpose of today’s blog is to express my love for Rene in a public forum and to thank her for the love, support, confidence and loyalty she has shown me consistently for 28 years.

Action plan: Today is an opportunity for all of us to show our gratitude and love for people who have made an enormous positive impact on our lives.  My suggestion is to write them a hand written note, call them and tell them about the positive impact they have had on you or take them on a walk or out to a meal and look into their eyes and tell them how much of a difference maker they have been for you. 

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Daryl

In today’s email centric world the handwritten note has become a lost art.  As part of the Life Planning days that I lead, I provide note cards and envelopes so attendees can write handwritten notes during their reflection time.

There are numerous reasons for writing a handwritten note to someone.  Some of the reasons include sayings such as:

Thank you

I love you

I am sorry

Do you remember…

I am thinking about you

I miss you

I am looking forward to…

As an action plan of today’s newsletter I challenge you to write handwritten notes to those people in your life who you need and/or want to touch.

In my experience a handwritten note is very powerful.