THE ONE SMALL THING NEWSLETTER
Have you heard of The Parlay Effect?
After founding Parlay House, Anne Devereux-Mills began to notice something remarkable happening. When one woman offered a small act of kindness, empathy, generosity, or encouragement, the woman who received it often passed it forward to someone else who then did the same. These simple moments created powerful chains of connection.
That ripple is what Anne calls The Parlay Effect, and The One Small Thing Newsletter is our way of continuing it. Each month, you’ll get a thoughtful boost, directly from Anne, designed to spark inspiration, connection, and of course…your own small cascade.
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SO FAR BUT YET SO CLOSE
July 2023 Eight years ago, a young woman from Cambodia came into my life through a program that brings female high school graduates from post-genocide countries to…
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I CAN’T GET NO…
June 2023 My mom recently told me that when I was five years old and constantly on the move, she and my dad took me to the…
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IS YOUR POSSE PASSÉ?
May 2023 Last year for my 60th birthday, my husband proposed a celebratory trip for me and six girlfriends in the Caribbean. My only responsibilities were to…
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WELCOME TO THE SPECTRUM
April 2023 I don't need glasses to see things at a distance, but I need a 2.5x magnification to read just about anything. I can identify a…
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TLDL: My Friend Making News
Too Long Didn’t Listen is for all of you movers and shakers, who either don’t have time to dive into full episodes, or simply prefer to skim the…
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POWER OF THE PAUSE
March 2023 I spent my career in advertising but never would have imagined that I’d find myself in front of the camera. No, not a TV camera…
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THE UNDOING PROCESS
Feb 2023 Last week I decided to knit a sweater, choosing an organic cream-colored hand-spun super chunky wool which knit up with great texture. But as I…
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THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
Jan 2023 Picture it. The sun is hovering over the horizon, lighting up the sky with color as it slowly sinks below the plane of the earth’s…
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BURNING AND LOVING
Dec 2022 As 2022 roars to a close, I find myself relieved to be moving past the stresses of this year. Despite the lessening of Covid and…
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