Elizabeth H. Cottrell
@heartspokenlife.bsky.social
Writer, author, encourager, connector…founder of the Heartspoken Movement that teaches how to harness the power and impact of writing heartspoken notes that connect, comfort, encourage, and inspire. “Today’s HEARTSPOKEN Note” on Substack.
Pike’s Peak from my airline boarding gate. Heading home!
March 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pike’s Peak from my airline boarding gate. Heading home!
Nature teaches us to cling to hope, even when the changing of seasons in our life feels messy. I'm a regular writer for the Inspired Community -- Substack Writers 60+ years old. Season Changes Can Be Messy www.inkspired.space/p/season-cha...
Season Changes Can Be Messy
Mother Nature has profound wisdom to share
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March 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nature teaches us to cling to hope, even when the changing of seasons in our life feels messy. I'm a regular writer for the Inspired Community -- Substack Writers 60+ years old. Season Changes Can Be Messy www.inkspired.space/p/season-cha...
I enjoyed being a guest on @mittendad.bsky.social ‘s publication today to explore ways we can encourage more handwriting in our digital world.
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How Can We Encourage More Handwriting in a Digital World?
It Starts with Parents and Grandparents
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March 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I enjoyed being a guest on @mittendad.bsky.social ‘s publication today to explore ways we can encourage more handwriting in our digital world.
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Truth!
We forget that someday isn’t promised. That the future we keep postponing is quietly slipping away.
“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.” - Leo Buscaglia
“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.” - Leo Buscaglia
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Truth!
Reposted by Elizabeth H. Cottrell
As Julia Cameron says:
“It is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”
Go make something.
The world needs it.
“It is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”
Go make something.
The world needs it.
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As Julia Cameron says:
“It is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”
Go make something.
The world needs it.
“It is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”
Go make something.
The world needs it.
Fantastic advice for all aspects of life: take the first step. Once you do, the next step will become clearer. joshspector.com/take-the-fir...
Take the first step.
The journey may be shorter than you think.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Fantastic advice for all aspects of life: take the first step. Once you do, the next step will become clearer. joshspector.com/take-the-fir...
“The Networking Secret That Only Requires Writing Four Emails A Year” Of course, I would suggest you make this four notes or letters a year — handwritten or typed and mailed. Not so long as this author suggests. Or two notes a year and two emails a year — switch it up.
February 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“The Networking Secret That Only Requires Writing Four Emails A Year” Of course, I would suggest you make this four notes or letters a year — handwritten or typed and mailed. Not so long as this author suggests. Or two notes a year and two emails a year — switch it up.
It’s Thank A Mail Carrier Day in the U.S. (February 4), but any day is a good day to tell someone you appreciate them! open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
It's Thank a Mail Carrier Day!
Please say "Thank you!"
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February 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It’s Thank A Mail Carrier Day in the U.S. (February 4), but any day is a good day to tell someone you appreciate them! open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
Ready to Make Your Notes More Powerful? With the monthly action plans in my new membership, you'll become a Heartspoken Connection Ninja. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
Ready to Make Your Notes More Powerful?
Two Heartspoken memberships added...
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February 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Ready to Make Your Notes More Powerful? With the monthly action plans in my new membership, you'll become a Heartspoken Connection Ninja. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
Do You Still Need a Business Blog? It makes total sense to me to always have my own little piece of real estate on the Internet. Platforms you don't own can always disappear. denisewakeman.com/business-blo...
Do you still need a business blog?
Own your content. A business blog gives you control to nurture loyal communities & improve your brand. Guest post by Ann Smarty
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February 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Do You Still Need a Business Blog? It makes total sense to me to always have my own little piece of real estate on the Internet. Platforms you don't own can always disappear. denisewakeman.com/business-blo...
“The most powerful things can’t be quantified.” Right now I’m feeling so grateful to be sitting in a room with my husband of 51+ years, both of us reading.
Everyone worships #metrics.
But I dare you to measure:
- A child's laughter
- A sunset's beauty
- An idea that changes everything
The most powerful things can't be quantified.
But I dare you to measure:
- A child's laughter
- A sunset's beauty
- An idea that changes everything
The most powerful things can't be quantified.
January 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“The most powerful things can’t be quantified.” Right now I’m feeling so grateful to be sitting in a room with my husband of 51+ years, both of us reading.
Reposted by Elizabeth H. Cottrell
Want more sign-ups for your lead magnet? AI can help you write better posts, schedule at the right time, and repurpose content—all without extra effort. Here’s how to make AI your secret weapon for list-building
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January 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Want more sign-ups for your lead magnet? AI can help you write better posts, schedule at the right time, and repurpose content—all without extra effort. Here’s how to make AI your secret weapon for list-building
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How do you capture (and later retrieve) good ideas? I have notebooks everywhere to do this…but the issue is retrieving them later.
'I'll remember that idea later'
Narrator: They did not remember that idea later.
Start keeping a notebook by your coffee mug or morning drink of choice, and your morning thoughts become real projects instead of forgotten dreams.
What's your idea-catching method?
#Journal #Journaling
Narrator: They did not remember that idea later.
Start keeping a notebook by your coffee mug or morning drink of choice, and your morning thoughts become real projects instead of forgotten dreams.
What's your idea-catching method?
#Journal #Journaling
January 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
How do you capture (and later retrieve) good ideas? I have notebooks everywhere to do this…but the issue is retrieving them later.
www.cmnh.org/learn/scienc.... The story that needs to be told again and again…bravery by man and dogs 100 years ago.
The Great Serum Run and Balto's Enduring Legacy
A century after The Great Serum Run of 1925, Balto’s story continues to inspire.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
www.cmnh.org/learn/scienc.... The story that needs to be told again and again…bravery by man and dogs 100 years ago.
World over, one-third of students cannot write legibly. It is not far that children will look at cursive and call it a primitive foreign language.
January 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
World over, one-third of students cannot write legibly. It is not far that children will look at cursive and call it a primitive foreign language.
Professional Notes for the 21st Century: A Guide to Modern Etiquette -- Relationships are the lifebloog of your business or organization. Learn how heartspoken notes can build and nourish them in the first of my 3-part series. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
Professional Notes for the 21st Century: A Guide to Modern Etiquette
New rules of tone and style for handwritten professional notes: Part 1 of 3
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January 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Professional Notes for the 21st Century: A Guide to Modern Etiquette -- Relationships are the lifebloog of your business or organization. Learn how heartspoken notes can build and nourish them in the first of my 3-part series. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...
Are you fluent in silence! It’s a language wirth learning!
January 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Are you fluent in silence! It’s a language wirth learning!
Who can you root for today?
Behind every successful #solopreneur is:
∙ Ignored content
∙ Crippling self-doubt
∙ Months of worry about money
∙ Failed side hustles & businesses
Everyone has experienced it.
This is why we should root for each other.
∙ Ignored content
∙ Crippling self-doubt
∙ Months of worry about money
∙ Failed side hustles & businesses
Everyone has experienced it.
This is why we should root for each other.
January 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Who can you root for today?
This is a thought-provoking call to reclaim our humanity: blog.medium.com/listening-to...
Listening to someone is not the same as agreeing with them
Issue #243: literary rejections, good storytelling, and unconscious envy
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January 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is a thought-provoking call to reclaim our humanity: blog.medium.com/listening-to...
Has etiquette changed for note and letter-writing practices in the last century? Oh yeah…but then again, some things are exactly the same. I’ll dig into this in tomorrow’s post of “The HEARTSPOKEN Note.”
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it. It’s free! Https://heartspoken.substack.com.
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it. It’s free! Https://heartspoken.substack.com.
January 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Has etiquette changed for note and letter-writing practices in the last century? Oh yeah…but then again, some things are exactly the same. I’ll dig into this in tomorrow’s post of “The HEARTSPOKEN Note.”
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it. It’s free! Https://heartspoken.substack.com.
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it. It’s free! Https://heartspoken.substack.com.
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Watch Duty app is my best friend right now.
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Please consider a donation or membership to support this essential non-profit org that is currently supporting millions of people in Los Angeles.
It's free for everyone, and $ support helps them support us
@watchdutyapp.bsky.social
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Please consider a donation or membership to support this essential non-profit org that is currently supporting millions of people in Los Angeles.
It's free for everyone, and $ support helps them support us
@watchdutyapp.bsky.social
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Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.
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January 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Watch Duty app is my best friend right now.
www.watchduty.org
Please consider a donation or membership to support this essential non-profit org that is currently supporting millions of people in Los Angeles.
It's free for everyone, and $ support helps them support us
@watchdutyapp.bsky.social
www.watchduty.org
Please consider a donation or membership to support this essential non-profit org that is currently supporting millions of people in Los Angeles.
It's free for everyone, and $ support helps them support us
@watchdutyapp.bsky.social
Reposted by Elizabeth H. Cottrell
From a desk calendar my wife gave me for Christmas:
"You can't judge people only by how they treat you. The true test of character is how they treat those they don't like or need."
A true indicator of goodness, and leadership.
"You can't judge people only by how they treat you. The true test of character is how they treat those they don't like or need."
A true indicator of goodness, and leadership.
January 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
From a desk calendar my wife gave me for Christmas:
"You can't judge people only by how they treat you. The true test of character is how they treat those they don't like or need."
A true indicator of goodness, and leadership.
"You can't judge people only by how they treat you. The true test of character is how they treat those they don't like or need."
A true indicator of goodness, and leadership.
Reposted by Elizabeth H. Cottrell
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Reposted by Elizabeth H. Cottrell
Life used to feel richer. We waited for things. We lived in the moment. We made time matter.
Yesterday, countless readers learned how to bring that feeling back—without ditching modern life.
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Yesterday, countless readers learned how to bring that feeling back—without ditching modern life.
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Bringing Back the 90s: 5 Traditions to Slow Down & Reconnect (Without Ditching Modern Life)
How to escape the digital rush and make life feel richer again
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January 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Life used to feel richer. We waited for things. We lived in the moment. We made time matter.
Yesterday, countless readers learned how to bring that feeling back—without ditching modern life.
Miss the issue? Grab it below:
🔗
Yesterday, countless readers learned how to bring that feeling back—without ditching modern life.
Miss the issue? Grab it below:
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What you focus on makes all the difference...
"Focus on what provides value to others, not what impresses others." - James Clear
Stop trying to look impressive. Start being useful.
The world rewards those who solve problems, not those who seek validation.
Focus on impact. The results will follow.
Stop trying to look impressive. Start being useful.
The world rewards those who solve problems, not those who seek validation.
Focus on impact. The results will follow.
January 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
What you focus on makes all the difference...