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Sparkplug

April 14, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 9 Comments

“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” — Celia Thaxter, Notes from a traveler afar Recently a recruiter gave a friend of mine a battery of tests to assess, using just one word, both the essence of her personality and her career. The recruiter defined her as “sparkplug.” The recruiter could not have assessed her better. My self-starter is great at contract work and helping companies find out what they are good at. She ignites passion in people and “sparks” them to start – and complete -their projects. She’s made a lot of companies a lot of money. As…

BlessBack Dinner, part 2: Hosting a gratitude meal

April 11, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ― Melody Beattie BlessBack Dinner, part 2: Hosting a Gratitude Meal On April 10, I shared ideas for you to thank your life influencers by taking them out to dinner. For this post, let’s talk about ways to host a BlessBack dinner in your home. Hosting a BlessBack dinner might sound fun and it is. I know some of you will want to unleash your creativity as you plan. For those of you on Pinterest, I have created…

BlessBack Dinner, part 1

April 10, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

So, you’d like to host a BlessBack Dinner. While some of you have shared your BlessBack stories with me, others have expressed an interest in wanting to thank your life influencers over a meal. This is a wonderful idea and your life influencer will be forever grateful. Here are three possible options for you to consider: 1. Take your honoree out to a restaurant for dinner. 2. Invite your honoree to your home for dinner. 3. Find two or three of your friends and plan a BlessBack meal with each of you inviting your BlessBack honorees to the meal. For…

What You Would Have Said

March 23, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 3 Comments

Spring has come early to Minnesota this year. This week’s temperatures reached 80 degrees for the First. Time. Ever. We even beat Phoenix’s high of 50. “Ice out” on Lake Minnetonka happened mid-week, beating all records as far back as anyone can remember. As for spring break, there is no need to go south. We already have a good start on our tans and D, the sunshine vitamin, is well on its way to replenishing our souls. Plants I overwintered are now on my deck. My cleaned windows squeak with joy. And my porch ― always a sign that spring has…

Daily BlessBack Free Phone App – Download today!

March 7, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

My nephew, Mike Trewartha, has created a downloadable phone app for BlessBack. More than 125 quotes, one for each day, to help you live the BlessBack Life. It’s free and yours for the taking. Each day, you can check into Daily BlessBack for your inspirational quote — or revisit past quotes. This app is a supplement to the book BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, written by me, Julie Saffrin. It provides inspirational quotes on a daily basis, so check back every day for the new day’s quote! Download this free phone app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viraltek.blessback

Join us at Julie’s booksigning at Bloomington Drug & Gift!

March 6, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Booksigning Event Come join us Saturday, March 31, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Bloomington Drug & Gift! Bloomington Drug & Gift is hosting a booksigning event for former Kennedy graduate, Julie Saffrin, author of BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life. Bloomington Drug & Gift is conveniently located on the southeast corner of 98th and Lyndale Ave. S. at 509 W. 98th Street, next to Festival Foods. For more information about this event, please call the store’s manager, Lynn Johnson, (952) 884-7538. Hope to see you there! BlessBack makes a perfect gift and is a great discussion book for…

Lateral Lines

March 5, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered why fish school and quickly shift all together in another direction? The last week of February 2012 found me experiencing this year’s Leap Day in the Florida Keys. Yes, it was splendid. Our base was a rented home in Marathon. For four days we rented a Boston Whaler-looking boat and proceeded nine miles into the Gulf of Mexico and anchored around a sunken boat where fish were known to school. To lure the fish, my husband Rick put out what is called “chum.” We waited and soon little fish called pinfish came for the chum. They…

What’s in Your Tickler File?

February 14, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Not long ago, I had a doctor’s appointment. Turns out it was in the building where I had my first real job. As I climbed the stairs to the office and turned the corner, memory’s eyes tricked me. Where was Brenda the receptionist, talking to clients and directing phone calls? I continued down the hall. The claims department, which housed so many of the claim examiners whose letters I transcribed, had been replaced with doors to medical offices. When I reached the end of the hallway and opened the door to where I had an appointment, I realized I was…

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