I’m a huge fan of Post-it^® notes, and have written more than my share of them. Everything from the simple reminder to take out the trash to writing “Cheers” to my husband and placing it next to his wine glass as I’m leaving for an evening at book club. Recently, I came across one in our hotel room, on the bed frame, that read, “Your duvet covers and sheets are clean for your arrival.” Wow, was I supposed to expect something different???

This one sentence on a Post-it stuck to my computer screen for months, and started me on this journey of Floating Petals.

I have a Post-it on my monitor from the book by Jen Groover, What if? and Why Not? to spur me on. Another reads: “authenticity.” I didn’t write it because I think of myself as inauthentic, but more as a reminder, a touchstone to a value.

One fall day, while looking at a single-stemmed pink tulip that stood ever so tall with its tight bud ready to open, I thought, wouldn’t it be something to see the progression of a flower’s life from bud to bloom. Then I wrote, “A day in the life of a flower.”

This one sentence on a Post-it stuck to my computer screen for months, and started me on this journey of Floating Petals. It now resides in my notebook of ideas and inspiration for floatingpetals.com, as a keepsake of sorts; a reminder of how a simple sentence can become a passion. One simple reminder, a Post-it note, started this idea…this journey…one I cannot imagine my life without now.

So, I will now pose to you: What would you write on a Post-it note to look at every day that would inspire you?

Please share what you would write in the comments below. Then, most importantly, write it on a Post-it note for yourself in a place where you can see it every day and make it happen.

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