Post Cards anyone?
Good old-fashioned correspondence?
I recently joined a site to reach out to others. (Besides SubStack) It’s a swap postcards site. I am anxiously awaiting my first card. I have to wait until mine card is registered as received and that may take a while since it is on its way to GERMANY. POST CARDS?
Which brings to mind how we communicate in this day and age. Do you remember as a kid getting mail? I do. It was usually from someone I exchanged addresses to during the summer at camp. I did have several boyfriends in my youth, and I relished hearing from them. I would pour over every word and re-read them happy that someone somewhere was thinking of me.
In today’s world, I get birthday cards once a year, sometimes an anniversary or Valentine’s Day card. On the regular, I mostly get junk mail and bills in my mailbox like everyone else. With the exception of one of my favorite people on SS Megan Lee. MEGANS snail mail journal sharing quarterly mail brightens my mailbox and my life. I look forward to each one and can tell she puts her heart into each one. Thanks for doing that, Megan.
Notes and chat messages on this site have also shown me that reaching out matters. I still have a resentment with the upgrades, because I don’t see things as often as I used to. I will get used to it, but change is difficult for me.
I am set in my ways. Do this, go here, go go go.
But when I sit down and read my mail I marvel at the system put in place long ago. It still works, but I worry that everything is going on line! Please don’t stop the mail!
I was inspired to take an ARTIST DATE (see The Artist Way- by Julia Cameron) this week finding myself in an antique store. I purchased some old unused postcards thinking they would be fun to receive. Can you just imagine the people who originally purchased these?
What were their intentions?
Why were they never used?
Maybe, they were waiting for time to pass and me to send them? Interesting idea, huh?
I love this one of a gnome-sort-of garden! Well, that’s how I imagine it. From Cumberland Hills in South Indiana:
We may even have to try and find that, if it’s still there!
Just (googled it…) WOW that sounds like a destination for sure…
Have you ever gotten postcards from friends? How long has it been since you sent one? I understand we do a lot of emails, and online things, but go out and send a real letter, or post card! -We all need to be more connected.
I know that communication comes in many forms but give me the old-fashioned snail mail every day please. I slow down and read. I slow down and think, I slow down and do what is needed.
That is a good thing.
Pause and read your mail, then send something to someone you’ve been thinking of. It matters. I know I loved hearing from you all. And in the recent year when you sent me cards they brightened my day with kind thoughts from many of you.
To support the postal system we must use it more. I plan on doing that in the near future.
If anyone wants me to mail them something reach out with a message and a snail mail address and I will take the time to HANDWRITE a post card for you.
With love and respect, thanks for reading my words,
and as always,
WRITE on dear ones,
Diana