Sitting in a coffee shop trying to make eye contact with passersby can be super awkward.

Sharyn Sadauskas knows 91裸聊视频� she91裸聊视频檚 tried.

It91裸聊视频檚 inevitable to see people pull out a phone, book or laptop to fill the void of being alone.

91裸聊视频淥nce you do that, a wall goes up,91裸聊视频� Sadauskas says. 91裸聊视频淎nd some of us are better than others at reading body language or social cues.91裸聊视频�

Someone buried in work or reading doesn91裸聊视频檛 appear interested in a conversation, but sometimes a little distraction is just what91裸聊视频檚 needed.

That91裸聊视频檚 where her 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 love to talk91裸聊视频� campaign comes in.

Sadauskas hopes to make it as simple as a yellow flower providing a visual cue that someone is open to conversation.

91裸聊视频淥ne day everyone will know what a yellow flower means like they know what a rainbow means.91裸聊视频�

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While she started promoting the campaign in June 2022, the idea of interacting with strangers germinated naturally during health measures that kept people apart in 2020. Just before that, Sadauskas left a volunteer position that was demanding 91裸聊视频� both emotionally and time-wise.

She felt two options 91裸聊视频� look to find an activity to fill a void, or look for make use of her special skill. She chose the latter, with inspiration from a letter her mother wrote her years earlier that highlighted an enviable trait.

91裸聊视频淓veryone talks to you,91裸聊视频� her mother wrote, painting a picture of the two them at a bus stop 91裸聊视频� where strangers invariably choose to engage with her daughter.

It was a perfect example of a skill Sadauskas wanted to share, but had to figure out how to create value and growth.

During restrictions on gatherings, she once kayaked at Cameron Lake, and while pulling up at the beach came across another solo human. She walked to her car, wearing an unexpected smile, then she realized it was there because of their small interaction.

91裸聊视频淪ometimes it91裸聊视频檚 not about telling someone your deepest dreams or fears 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 as simple as 91裸聊视频榮hould I go get my fishing rod?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she says.

That cemented her goal to create the 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 love to talk91裸聊视频� campaign, which started with coasters and table signs bearing a big yellow flower and the words inviting conversation.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 no question about what you91裸聊视频檙e supposed to do,91裸聊视频� Sadauskas says.

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She recalls a co-worker having one up on the table during a meeting regarding the signs. When the second person left, he pulled out his phone 91裸聊视频� forgetting the sign was up.

A 93-year-old woman came over to chat and the two enjoyed a conversation about her late husband and other such topics a nonagenarian might have on their minds.

Two things struck her. First, someone with 93-year-old eyes could see and read the card. Second, the woman understood the assignment and did not hesitate.

Sadauskas figures one in 10 people actually want to be left alone 91裸聊视频� or think they do 91裸聊视频� but most folks really want to connect.

A Parksville resident, she started stocking the signage at places where folks might stop for a spell in her community.

As a hockey parent, she91裸聊视频檚 on the road and sees strong support from what she calls community champions in Greater Victoria.

Moka House in Victoria, for example, keeps them in stock, but there are spaces 91裸聊视频� community centres, churches and coffee shops 91裸聊视频� up and down the Island as far off as Pitt Meadows that participate.

Her hope now is that folks will take it on without the table signs, simply seeing a yellow flower on a table could signal a desire for conversation.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not a guaranteed conversation,91裸聊视频� she warns. But if it doesn91裸聊视频檛 work the first time 91裸聊视频� try again.

Learn more including where to get signs at or email idlovetotalkproject@gmail.com.

christine.vanreeuwyk@blackpress.ca

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