Heart-Centered
Southern Hospitality in heapin’ HELP ings
Give and Receive a Happiness Boost with Acts of Kindness from Your Kitchen, Home, and Heart!
Scribbles and Grits
is Heart-Centered
Southern Hospitality
simplified
It’s about easy ways to use food, gifts, and social skills to show kindness, compassion, thoughtfulness, and respect
SO LET’S BREAK THIS DOWN
What is Southern Hospitality?
While most would define Southern Hospitality as being neighborly and welcoming, one survey narrowed it down to six definitive qualities . . .
Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living
CHARITY
CHARM
HELPFULNESS
KINDNESS
POLITENESS
HOME COOKING
IT’S A MATTER OF HEART
What is Heart Hospitality?
Heart Hospitality requires a giver’s heart and a loving approach.
Best of all, these acts of kindness have scientifically proven benefits.
Doing Good For Others Is Also Good For You
You Benefit
Your “love” hormones get a BOOST
Work Benefits
A community/family atmosphere develops, resulting in productivity, profitability, and employee longevity
Kids Benefit
Kids make more friends
. . . and faster
And when you put kindness superpowers to work, there is a high likelihood that the receiver and/or witnesses will pay it forward.
Come On In
And Hug The Host
At age 17, I won a Hostess Award and College Scholarship from KRAFT FOODS. But my parents set the example of genuine hospitality for me much earlier.
“Focus less on your entertaining skills and more on your interactions – and the generosity and sincerity you show others.” That advice became part of my heartbeat, and I always hear it loudest when I need it the most.
I hope my Food Inspiration, Gift Ideas, Printables, and Insights on Hospitality can be an easy source of creativity and cause many a heart, including your own, to skip happily. You can undoubtedly count my heart as your first skip – just for being here!
