Think about your online friends and how long you’ve known them. In 2009, when I was a Twitter noob, this woman with my same name and different spelling asked for people to vote her to the top of some contest. What did I know? I stepped up to help without a clue what I was doing, but I lent her support because she asked and it seemed to be a good cause.
Since then, Jamie Wallace and I have uncovered more similarities betwixt and between. She’s a good egg and one who shows her smarts in a variety of places. As communities go, she’s one to invite, befriend and love for life.
As Suddenly Jamie on Twitter (I never knew why she suddenly became Jamie – maybe she changed her name suddenly?) and via her blog, Suddenly Marketing https://suddenlymarketing.com, Jamie writes about stuff like this:
I help my clients craft standout brands, transform ideas and visions into profitable content, and create rave-worthy brand experiences. Part strategist, part writer, and part cheerleader, I love making marketing fun. I’m also a mom, an aspiring fiction writer, a prolific blogger, and a student of voice, trapeze, and horseback riding (not at the same time … though, that would be interesting …).
When she was invited to write for The Happy Friday Series, she did that with aplomb; her obvious life zest is apparent in the story when she asked whether life should be serious.
Here’s what’s cool about Jamie…she approaches life with appreciation, asking why all the way.
Look at this post she wrote about “delight.” It’s a word she says we don’t use often…see here:
Delightful is not a word we use very often. It seems, perhaps, slightly antiquated for our times – a little too naive, a little too simple.
Such a shame.
To me, delight is more than just pleasure or even joy. Delight embodies a more complex feeling that is layered with the sense of having been given a gift (as in when we say, “Delighted to meet you”) and a sense of surprise – of happily coming upon some unexpected goodness, beauty, or kindness.
But what is really delightful is this sentence Jamie wrote and today’s gift Jayme gave:
So, to be delighted is to be gently jolted out of your everyday existence by someone or something presenting you with an unexpected gift.
Thank you for writing for The Happy Friday Series, Jamie.
Love, Jayme.
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I love Jamie. She definitely makes me happy.
jennwhinnem Smiles all around today, Jenn Jenn! Necessary and wonderful. Hope you were able to get some lovin’ yesterday!
jennwhinnem In the words of Smokey, I second that emotion. Jamie is such a smart, wonderful lady. One of my favourite guests on my podcast of all time. Oh, along with a couple of other ladies I know of course _=)
Well, if THIS isn’t delightful, I don’t know what is. 🙂 Thanks so much, Soulati | Hybrid PR – I remember our first meeting with such fondness. You were so wonderfully generous with your time and support. You inspired me to see the potential of social media in very real world terms.
Thank you for everything you bring to make the Web a smarter, happier, more delightful place. xo
Yeah, this is/was delightful. Nice change of pace Soulati. 🙂