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We the People…

November 6, 2020 By Carol

Here’s a little known story about the United States Constitution. First, let’s review the preamble after the words: “We the People… “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves […]

Filed Under: Content, Great Finds, Handwriting, Newsflash Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, America's birth certificate, Arthur Plotnik, Benjamin Franklin, Blessings of Liberty, Continental Congress, George Washington, Jacob Shallus, James Madison, perfect Union, Posterity, Revolutionary War, Secretary William Jackson, the Constitution of the United States, The Man behind the Quill, True North, We the People, Wikipedia

Our Post Office is being hijacked

August 21, 2020 By Carol

“They told us not to speak to the press.” Maria, my letter carrier, anxiously blurted out.  She continued saying- that the local postmaster made a rare appearance on the workroom floor today, swooping around in a nervous frenzy, cautioning the carriers to “keep mum.” I relayed to Maria, that when I was a carrier, if […]

Filed Under: Content, News clipping, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: APWU, COVID-19, Etienne Laurent/EPA, GeorgeW.Bush, mail carrier in El Paso Texas, Moveon.org, national treasure, Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images, Post Office is being hijacked, Postmaster General DeJoy, prefunding mandate, protestors at Pasadena post office, the guardian, Trump, United States Postal Service, usmailnotforsale.org, vote-by-mail

Snail Mail to the Rescue

July 14, 2020 By Carol

Dear Reader- Letter writing is making a comeback! People are seeking the comfort of the deeper connection that comes with a handwritten letter during this time of global uncertainty.  Supportive articles abound. In case you didn’t see this one, I’m posting it here, and I’ll send more as I find them. Keep the ink flowing! […]

Filed Under: Content, Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash Tagged With: Brianca Hadnot, Brianca Jay., Christianna Wincek, coronavirus, George Floyd, Justin Hodges, Kathlene Postma, Katie Case, Kenzie Myer, Laura Stanfill, Letters Against Isolation, Mail Art, Ronan Bowie, snail mail, Snail Mail Is Getting People Through This Time, Soren Bowie, sympathy cards, The New York Times, Tove Danovich, United States Postal Service, Zoom

“Betty Bonkers working on jet lag”

March 10, 2019 By Carol

My favorite younger sister, Andrea, died on February 22, 2019. It was sudden and unexpected with dubious circumstances. She had just come back from a dream vacation to Hawaii. Her last text to me said, “Betty Bonkers working on jet lag.” Next, I heard Andrea was dead. So many parts of this jigsaw puzzle will […]

Filed Under: Books, Content, Uncategorized Tagged With: Beth Macy, Chasing the Scream, Costa Rica, Crisis of Despair, death and families, Dopesick, grief, Hawaii, heroin, Johann Hari, massage therapist, opioid crisis, Oxycontin, PaperOwlArtists, Purdue Pharma, Sorry for your loss, sympathy cards, turtle totem

Yes, Yes, Yes…

January 5, 2019 By Carol

Indulge me. Take a deep breath in, and exhale. It’s 2019. Time to take stock and reflect, set goals, make resolutions. Four days in, I’m still knotted up in details for improving myself. Yes, I’d like a full makeover, but realistically,  let’s be kind. So, I’m reminded of a quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn, the  father of […]

Filed Under: Content, Handwriting, Holiday, MAKES SENSE, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: accentuate the positive, compliments, endorphins, feel good hormones, full makeover, goals, Happy New Year, Human Being Moments, inner voice, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness Revolution, offline vs. online life, resolutions, self compassion, smiling, thepostmanknocks.com, yes

Baaahh!

May 18, 2018 By Carol

  Were you shocked to discover that all content from your Facebook account was available in cyberspace? Some people were. Some didn’t seem to care. “Facebook is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what information tech companies have on me. Once you see the vast amount of data that has been […]

Filed Under: Content, Newsflash Tagged With: baaahh, Brian Chen, cyberspace, data mining, Facebook, gadget addictions, Handmade Nation, Led Astray, New York Times, privacy, sanctity of the mail, Sara Ashley O'Brien, snail mail, unfriended, USPS, vulnerable, Yikes

Why (writing) letters still matter

August 5, 2013 By Carol

August 5, 2013 I have thought about this subject at length, and have written a variety of drafts to explain “Why letters still matter.” Basically, at the end of the day, when all of our gadgets have been shut off, we are still just human.  Yep, we’re human beings with all those messy uncomfortable feelings […]

Filed Under: Content, Handwriting Tagged With: desire to connect, exclusivity, gift of time, globally, grief, handwritten expression, honor a friend, Human contact, human is precious, human touch, impersonal, joy, just human, letters are magic, letters still matter, love, love letters, real letters, real mail, sadness, sameness, special to me, uncomfortable feelings, write a letter

Letters of Sympathy

December 19, 2012 By Carol

December 18, 2012 If you would like to send a sympathy note to the Newtown community in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, please address your cards to: The Families of Newtown P.O. Box 3700 Newtown, CT 06470 USA ______________________________________________________________________________________ Tips for writing a sympathy letter: Keep it brief.  When a loved […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: Families of Newtown, finding the right words, J. Beverly Daniel, Margaret Shepherd, Newtown Connecticut, Robert W. Bly, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sympathy note, The Art of the Personal Letter, Webster's New World Letter Writing Handbook

Saying: “Thanks” in a handwritten note

December 7, 2010 By Carol

December 7, 2010 ___________How to write a note of: This past week, a woman explained to me that she has so many thank you notes to write and they are all late ….she feels so guilty. So let’s drop the guilt and make this easy: Respond. Sooner is better than later and sometime is better […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: civilized communication, dinner, exaggeration, family, generous, gifts, gratitude, guilt, insincerity, Margaret Shepherd, personal, prompt, specific, succinct, thank-you's, The Art of the Handwritten Note, William James

Finding the Right Words (an intro)

November 7, 2010 By Carol

November 7, 2010 We’ve discussed pens and paper, now comes the challenging part, what to say…  Saying what you feel honestly in just the right way, often requires some fine tuning.  Handwriting a letter is an emotional process. Think about it, we generally write to express our feelings of  love, admiration, friendship, gratitude, encouragement, sympathy, […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: admiration, angry letters, conversational style, do's and don'ts, emotional process, emotions, encouragement, feelings, friendship, gratitude, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Howlers, John Duncan Fergusson, love, Margaret Shepherd, speak from the heart, sympathy, Woman in White

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