Newsletter | January 8, 2025

Upcoming Events - THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

(Snow Date change potential...)

Book chat for adults (and teens) at the Tredyffrin Library in Strafford PA on Saturday, January 11th from 3-5pm. Registration is appreciated HERE - (scroll to bottom). Note: You can come even if you don't nish the book. I love these intimate conversations! Please come and share or ask anything in this safe space. IN CASE OF SNOW: If the weather interferes with our meeting, I will let you know ASAP via Instagram or Facebook -- please follow me at @tracyviolaauthor)

Interesting Finds

I hope you enjoy THIS very powerful conversation between Jay Shetty and Joe Dispenza as much as I did! The title - BRAINWASH YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS AND ABUNDANCE - seems tting for a January listen as we embark on the new year. It's totally worth the 20min listen, but here are my (very brief) notes for you: Thoughts DO create your destiny! Here's how... Our patterns begin with THOUGHTS. It goes: Thoughts --> Choices -- > Behaviors --> Experiences/Life (and the cycle repeats) How we "think / act / feel" creates our PERSONALITY -- And, our personality creates our PERSONAL REALITY. Conclusion: Change your thoughts to change your life.

Happy Endings

Great (and hopeful!) article HERE about Gen Z leading the Sober Dating Revolution! I mean, WOW - I love hearing this! Good for these 'kids' to prioritize mental and physical health while looking for a partner. Here's a quote from the article: "For many, dating is not just synonymous with drinking but unthinkable without it. But young people are changing the game. Gen Z is earning a reputation as the sober-curious generation that prioritizes their health, wellbeing, and authenticity when finding a partner. Gen Zers seem to have less of an interest in drinking. A Statista report states that around 18% of Americans under 28 and of legal drinking age drink regularly drink alcohol. For millennials, it's more like 30%." For more info, Forbes wrote a good article about "Understanding the Sober Curious Movement".

Love, Tracy