Issue 00 - Why Hi Love,

Hi Love, is my favorite greeting. Vu was the first person to greet me with "Hi Love!" It took me by surprise when I first heard it. He and I are friends and colleagues. Without a whiff of romance and being addressed as "love" was...unexpected. And incredibly flattering. Through those two little words, I was transformed into a personification of love, platonic love, romantic love, simply, LOVE.

An immediate sense of intimacy is established through these two words, I feel seen, safe, and cared for. A little dose of optimism (and we could all use a little bit more of that.)

I'm sorry I've been absent. I'm ready to return, in this form, a bi-monthly note every Sunday. And if you are new here, welcome! It’s great having you here. If you are clicking around, what is here in the “archive” is the alpha version of Hi Love. It sometimes takes a bit to get where we want to go again.

Subscribe and give "Hi Love"a few weeks first before you decide if it should stay or go?!

With LOVE! Thank you.