There are many times when etiquette and custom and sentimentality call for a handwritten note. There is something so much more personal—more intimate—more special about going to the trouble to write something by hand, especially thank you notes and sympathy notes. The receivers of handwritten notes say they love just holding them, re-reading them, visualizing […]
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Love By Mail: Personal Handwritten Notes
Many of my readers know I’m passionate about the practice of writing personal handwritten notes. Over the years, I’ve had enough positive feedback from recipients of my notes to know they often make a difference. I believe they make a difference whether I’m acknowledged for them not, because the gesture of taking pen to paper, […]
Too Busy To Write Personal Notes?
Believe me, I understand what it means to be busy. It’s a reality of modern life, and the cultural pressures for us to strive for super-achiever status can be overwhelming unless we’re clear about our priorities. I’m very clear that one of the reasons I was put on this earth is to encourage and connect […]
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 […]