Well, in thinking about blending all these groups. I realized the new Bridal Shower Box of Questions would be great.  Thinking back to my own showers 20 years ago, we could have used this kind of conversation starter at each table to bring everyone together in a fun, engaging way.  I called my niece and she loved the idea!  In fact, she knew about the other boxes and was going to suggest we use one of them; she was very excited that we had one for bridal showers.  It felt pretty cool that my twenty seven year old graphic designer niece wanted to use the box!!!

When I think back to my bridal showers and baby showers,  there were always a mixture of people who knew each other, new friends, older relatives.  We struggled with the seating wondering how could we make this fun?  I know The Box of Questions would of been great.  Also, how wonderful for all your guests to get to know other people at such a special event, or discover new things about people they already know.   We all love games and finding a way to connect with each other at these special life events.  For all of you like me who are moving into the bridal shower or baby shower rounds again try this out .  We can share our stories of the beauty of good conversations and fun in this new stage in our lives.  I’ll let you know how it goes with my niece’s shower not happening for a few months but I have to start planning now!

Cece Feiler

I think when I originally developed the boxes with Heidi,  I did for me to have a way of communicate with my children more effectively.  Funny, I am a therapist, I help others communicate, but it is still hard to say those one liners.   Perhaps I didn’t know when the moment was right (as if there is a right moment); with 3 kids I always felt tired so the emotional energy was gone to say it those things to my husband or friends.  Or maybe I can blame my parents because we did not communicate in our family. It is so easy to have the list of reasons and wait for the holiday to make us buy the card, make the card, or stop for a moment and say those important words.

I challenge myself, and all of you to every day, to stop and acknowledge one person in your life. And to those of you who do have families, once a week have dinner together and talk about something meaningful.  The other night at dinner, I found out my fifteen year old is going to get an award at school for a piece of her art, and all of us, especially her older sister and younger brother got to share how proud they were of her, and it led into a discussion on art.  My daughter had such joy on her face that her siblings were that proud and interested.  How great for all of them.   I realized in that moment this one sentence from her brother and sister ment so much.  Please share any stories you have of sharing with a person today, tomorrow  or dinner conversations you have had.  We are all in this together and we can all make the changes with each others support.

Please have a great day today and maybe someone will say one line to you today that matters.
Cece Feiler

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