The art of writing

Writing....

many people read and enjoy it

but few write.

The thing is about writing is that you do not

have to do it well to put something on paper

that is meaningful.

It is one of the things I fear are dying with the new

generation of Iphones, texting,

emails and all those other technology things that

help us to connect to others but stop us from

really writing.

The thing is, you don't have to be good at it to do it

and the other thing is that the more you do it, the

better you get at it.

I still get excited when I get a personal letter or card

in the mail instead of junk mail and bills.

I try and send out many handmade cards and you will

never get a card signed by me that doesn't have

a love note with it.

If it is signed "lil"

then it will have a drawn heart and it will consist of

words that mean something.

I would like to start a new writing revolution.

Encourage your children to journal, to write as well

as read. They will learn so much of themselves by doing this.

They will look back on it as they grow up and be shocked at

how much they change. Teach your children

to write and send thank you cards. Make sure they

consist of a handwritten note.

People love getting thank you cards from children.

Also, start up writing yourself.

Challenge yourself to put a card or letter in the mail

this week to someone who would least expect it, just because.

Make it a ritual that when you do buy a card, never send

it without some type of "love letter" also written.

Give lots of books as gifts but always sign a book

and write some type of message in it.

A book or a journal is one of my favorite gifts to give

and all will have a handwritten treasure in them.

Communication via snail mail is a dying art.

It is up to us to make sure it doesn't die.