Sit… Sip… and Share Your Thoughts

We attract to us that which we are…

I read that years ago. I was young enough it stuck as a piece of esoteric philosophy… Understood only by the initiated…

Conversation Over Coffee

But as the years have evolved, the truth of that statement has manifested itself. Slowly perhaps, but none the less. Life has initiated me, and I know it’s true.

Our passions, our purpose, drive our thinking.

Our thoughts drive our actions. Even while we carry on as normal, in a job, or raising our families, or tackling the daily-do’s, our thoughts drive us, shape our habits, grow us into who we are becoming.

And we radiate that. Some of us advertise. Others hear and see.

And consciously or unconsciously we attract — in work and personal relationships — others like us.

It may seem coincidental. But is it?

Is it a coincidence that we find such friends? Or is it a process of being so involved in what we do and are becoming, that we recognize others who think as we do, share our values? And they recognize us?

For instance, these business bloggers — Chris Brogan, Darren Rowse, Sonia Simone and Brian Clark — have attracted each other over time because they share mindedness.

Inspired and challenged by one of Seth Godin’s blog posts  they have formed a new, private forum they call Third Tribe Marketing. Paying members may sit at table with these folk and more, pick their brains, learn what they know through educational materials and coffee-talk-time, ask questions, brainstorm with them — all things Internet/business/marketing related.

As for me…

As for me, I have long visited and read a blog that inspires and challenges me. One that invites me to join in the conversation. Barbara Swafford asks pertinent questions that I like to explore.

And her other guests offer a plentiful variety of responses.

This week, she brought her Blogging Without a Blog classroom into the coffee shop. She offers you a rich cappuccino with creme,  and opens her journal in front of you — a treasure of blogging thoughts that stretch your thinking. If you choose, you may pick up the pen and share your own thoughts.

I feel perfectly at home there. Comfortable. Challenged. Definitely energized.

Have some coffee, have a seat in a comfy chair, and sit a bit. Sit, sip, and share…

And thanks so much for coming by.

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