LETME
With me today on this beautiful first of November are Sean L. Brown and April Emerson, two exceptional people who wish to open your eyes to the beauty of the world.
Anyone that has met the two of us at a
signing, an event, or simply walking around exploring knows that we
are not quite your typical pair. So when Julia invited us to guest
blog here and talk a little bit about #LETME, we jumped at the chance
to have a little fun. Now, we have been interviewed in the past, yet
this time we looked at each other via video chat and said, “Hey, if
we don’t have an interviewer, why not interview each other?” In
true Team Sean’s Thoughts: why not, indeed..
APRIL: Sean, let’s go. What is LETME? And, how did it get started?
SEAN: LETME stands for “Live Every Tiny Moment Exceptionally.” After I had been writing online what I called “Sean’s Thoughts” for several years, I wanted to show people that the best things in life could be found in the small things. I thought that this message would resonate and domino and snowball, reaching more and more people. I didn’t think of it as a movement. It was first created as a message, a way to help people who were reading my social media posts to reframe their thinking. It was originally about each individual creating his or her own path, and realizing that if a person is happy they spread happiness. There’s no way to avoid it. LETME became a movement over time, as our social media presence, our books, and our personal growth workshops took off.
What about you, April? You joined up with me in 2016 to work on Just a Thought, the book. Why did LETME resonate with you?
APRIL: Well, the first time I heard of LETME was in the editing process for Just a Thought. The idea that we can choose to live every single moment of our lives appreciating the simple beauty and joy around us, to me, is the best and only choice. So when I kept reading the passages in your book, as I edited, I felt as though the messages were speaking directly to me and the way I prefer to live each and every day. In fact, my children’s book Apononoko and the Lonely Tree was actually inspired by the idea that every moment is a gift and should be cherished. LETME, for me, is less of a movement and more of a mindset. That being said, I still hope to share this way of living in the world with as many people as we possibly can because like you said, when we are happy we spread happiness.
Now that it is taking on a life as a movement, where do you see it going next?
SEAN: We have created the YouTube show
LETME the Journey. It is in its infancy yet we continue to grow.
Through social media, I hope people share their moments of joy, with
us, with each other, with strangers. I hope that people take the best
part of LETME and share it. Share what they love: Our cultures. Our
races. Our economics. Our laughs. Our loves. So, for us, we have the
love of water. We take lots of pictures and videos of the water.
Because we love it, we share it. On Twitter. On Instagram. And, now,
we have people sharing what we post. We have people posting their own
moments and sharing them. We want people to share their joy with
strangers. As one person does it, another person does it more.
Eventually LETME will connect us all.
So, April. How do you see it moving
forward?
APRIL: I can see it growing everyday.
There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t see a post with the
#LETME. Some are friends we know. Some are strangers. It’s the
latter that really proves to me that this movement is taking hold.
When one person you don’t know, and then another, and then another
shares one of their exceptional and joyful moments online without
prompting from us, then I know this is real. We continue to do things
to spread the word. From our website, to your blogs, to our social
media, to our workshops, our books, our newest addition: our LETME
merchandise. All of it inspired by the message. We are reaching
people in many ways. It’s surreal at times.
It all started with one message, one
book. Speaking of our books, how does your writing connect to our
movement?
SEAN: When I first wrote about it,
LETME was about perspective changes. As LETME evolved, The people who
heard the messages were happier. I was happier. I was reaching people
with my words, my thoughts, and my photos. All of this came from a
place of healing and help. LETME is about moments. After the writing,
we took on the LETME merchandise so people could share that they are
living every tiny moment exceptionally. Now, we have photos,
postcards, shirts, and more is coming. We did this to show people all
the different ways this movement is expanding and reaching people.
For us, we continue to explore and share. The places close by, and
some much further away. And, we have dreams to take this movement
global. Over the past few years, we have a much bigger list of places
we want to go and see.
APRIL: How will you know that you have
achieved what you wanted to achieve?
SEAN: That’s easy. I already have. I
go by thinking that when you have a goal, success is reaching that
first goal. My first goal was to change one person’s day for the
better with just one message. For you april. For Julia. And then
hoping and encouraging them to share with others. Success is changing
one person's outlook. When people find something that brings them
joy, we want to share it. That’s how I see this growing.
Ultimately, LETME starts with the individual.
...It is our hope that we piqued your
curiosity, answered some of your questions, and maybe even inspired
you to come join us for a little adventure to, well, Live Every Tiny
Moment Exceptionally. And, when you do, let us know. You’re bound
to find us on social media or through our website. And, if you tag us
with the #LETME, we will find you and strike up a conversation. Until
then, be amazing, our friends.
One more thank you to Sean and April for guest blogging today. You can reach them at these sites, and check out their work.
Our website
Sean’s Blogs
Our Merchandise Shop
Just a Thought
Just a Thought Too
Just a Thought Tree
A’pononoko and the Lonely Tree
(April’s Book)
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Twitter
April’s Instagram
April’s Twitter
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