Listening Cafe - How may we serve you today?

Listening Cafe / Rough Notes Draft 

Listening is a very powerful way to show gratitude, appreciation, and compassion for all. Listening space is an earnest and intentional space to share ideas, curiosities, and to ask questions. Kindness is all that we ask for our visitors as we are all here on our own unique journeys. We also ask everyone to be open minded, authentic, and curious. Don't forget the first invitation is to listen and chat is to smile. SMILE.

Have you ever walked into a cafe and felt a wanting to spark up a conversation with someone? The listening cafe is just for this... it is a place to serve you not only delicious food and drinks but also to serve you. If you're feeling low, you can come and chat. If you're feeling proud, then you can come and share. So many of us crave for conversations and to share our situations, dreams, and realities... If you have a voice or something to share, you can freely share this. Imagine a space where people gather to share their life experiences and to simply chat. A place with the intention to serve others and yourself good food and good conversations. A place where strangers come in with the intention to meet other people. How about making a connection with someone and co-creating a special experience?

How to facilitate the listening cafe? Ideas.

1. Servers: How may I serve you? (Two meanings: What kind of food/drinks? What can I do to make your life better today) Delicious food where people want to come back for food. Organic food to allow for organic conversations to start.
2. Board on the wall: Question of the month (What do you think love is?)
3. Conversation Starters: Question notes on Mason Jars to get it going. Fill in the blank questions to share with a stranger. How to also end a conversation.
4. Reminders: Come in with an open mind and an open heart. Come to eat and drink delicious food and then replenish with a more open mind and compassionate space.
5. Books & Art for sale: Books on the matters of the heart, listening, and compassion. Donated books also to borrow and share and lend.
6. Delicious food that grows also in the studio with plants.
7. Kids art and creations area for play and curiosity building
8. Proceeds to support local businesses and nonprofit organizations
9. Inspired by K cafes. Share your experience. Wall of Dreams Cafe: Sharing wonderful dreams or wishing slips (inspired by Korean cafe) 1 Minute videos broadcasted online to share ideas.
10. Separate studio art space for gatherings/events/workshops: Meetings, Music, Listening How to, Parenting, Spiritual, Art...
11. Why not come to listen to music? listen to comedies? listen to inspirational talks?

The look is very natural with wood. Imagine a warm, bright, and caring space that is moldable and buildable where anything is possible.