It’s not often I read an article/essay and get excited by the pure pleasure of the way the words are put together. That was my happy experience this morning in reading Shawn MacKenzie’s amazing contribution entitled “You Are Your Words” to Karen R. Sanderson’s “Words, Words, Words Week” on her Word Shark blog. Every paragraph, it […]
Notewriting
Do You Want to Make the World a Better Place?
I thought so. So do I. And there’s no better place to start than right where we are. Today. Now. Let’s accept the challenge of a young woman in Ireland, Virginia Salas Kastilio, to take just a small step to create a kinder day for someone else and add a bit more happiness to the world. [Her […]
Happy Dance! Love Notes
Welcome to guest blogger, Elizabeth (Liz) Farrar, who agreed to share this delightful post about note writing. It originally appeared on her “Bella Vita” blog in September, 2011. She mentioned Heartspoken at the end, and at least one of her readers came to visit here and leave a comment. Aren’t connections wonderful? Did anyone catch […]
Computer-generated notes lack sincerity
Most of my business-oriented advice is shared at RiverwoodWriter’s Connection Blog, so if you have a small business and want some help navigating the ever-changing landscape of effective marketing and business etiquette, head on over and subscribe so you don’t miss anything. Earlier this week, I was honored to welcome guest blogger Peter Post, grandson […]
Know someone away at school? Write them a letter!
“I got a letter!” The volume of handwritten notes and letters has unfortunately gone down in recent years, but doesn’t that make them all the more special? My niece’s first week at college coincided with her birthday, so I decided to write her a letter instead of just sending a card. It made my day […]
A back-to-school message that touched my heart
Do you write letters and notes to your children? I didn’t do it as much as I should have, but I was inspired by an article called “The Talk” by Glennon Melton in the Huffington Post. Melton has “The Talk” with her children every year as they are starting school, and she shared the one […]
The Letters You May Never Mail
It’s “Notewriting Day” at Heartspoken.com. The first Friday of each month this year will focus on reviving the art of personal notewriting. I consider notewriting to be one of the most powerful connection tools available. Personal letters and notes usually have a simple purpose such as conveying thanks, news, sympathy, or congratulations, but not always. […]
The Art of Writing Notes
Welcome to today’s guest blogger, David Curry, who has generously given me permission to re-post this article he wrote for his own blog on 12/08/11 at Rescue Mission. It’s another perspective on the importance of personal notes as an effective connection tool. I love that he describes the habit of personal notewriting to be one […]