Okay, so lately I have been dropping the ball on everything…seriously…I felt like I haven’t had anything wonderful to write about and therefore have written very little…how silly is that??
I had a couple reminders yesterday of how much a few simple words can affect a person.
I don’t write this blog to impress or to improve my writing skills…I write this blog because I ENJOY writing – I find it to be extremely relaxing…and I also find it easier to figure out my thoughts when I can see them right in front of me.
I saw this post yesterday when I was catching up on all the blogs as of late (I apologize for that one…I have been reading, I just haven’t been commenting as much as I should).
Anyway, I read this post and it made me think…for quite a while actually…about how much I am missing while being in this funk…it isn’t really apparent to anyone around me, it isn’t even really THAT bad. But it’s bad enough to not feel like me.
I don’t know what it causing it, though I have ideas.
I don’t know how to fix it, but I have a few plans.
Things have just been stressful lately and I am hoping that at LEAST one of them will be going away soon…I look forward to that.
And while I was having all these (unwritten) thoughts flying through my brain, I picked up my mail from the mailbox and stumbled across a hand written card from a friend. And I was floored…
It was one of the most amazing gifts I have received in a long time…it’s amazing.
I love to receive emails and blog comments, etc. I love having a chat on the phone…but it’s amazing to know that someone sat down and thought about you when you didn’t have time to take care of yourself. That if even for 5 minutes, you were on someone’s thoughts, long enough for them to pick out a card, jot down a little note and tell a person that they are special…I can’t tell you what an awesome feeling that is…
Whatever happened to sending cards to people???? Sending a quick note instead of emails, a letter instead of a phone call to bitch about your week…what a difference it all makes…
So this person knows who they are…but I still need to let her know how much it means to me…I may write it in an email…but I want to make sure that she knows how much it meant to me and how for a few hours it perked me up more than I have been all week.
7 Comments
March 17, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Sorry you’re still in this funk. Can I say you are really great at hiding it though? I wouldn’t have known anything if you didn’t actually say “I’m in a funk”. I don’t know if there’s anything I can do to help you snap out of it, but let me know if there is!
You have inspired me to write cards to my friends and family and mail them away this weekend (maybe it will become a birthday tradition! sending the cards instead of receiving them!)
March 17, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Aww, I’m glad to hear that my post made you think, and YOUR post today made me think.
You’re SO right, we don’t send letters and cards often enough anymore. I’m so far away from most of my friends and family and my mom sends me cards in the mail sometimes and they always brighten my day too! I think it’s something everyone should strive to do more often. It doesn’t take long and it really can change someones day!
I hope you feel better soon
Spring seems to be finally coming, maybe that will cheer you up!
March 17, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Which is exactly why I send cards to people a lot. In fact, a few years ago it was my new year’s resolution to send bday cards with hand written notes in each one to every friend I had. I later added it up and I spent like $100 in cards. I became disappointed when it didn’t prompt a single call or return card for my bday so it was hard to keep up but I still do it for those that I feel are really special. I send cards for Christmas, Bdays, Thinking of You cards and Thank You cards. I always feel so happy to throw one in the mail. I imagine my friend opening up her mailbox and a smile coming over her face. At least you appreciated it and communicated that to your friend! You should try sending a random card to a random friend today.
March 17, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Wow – I can’t express how much I agree with you in this post.
There is NOTHING like receiving a hand written note/card/letter from someone. To me its kind of like the difference between a printed photo you can hold in your hands and frame vs a digital photo you’d view on the computer.
No comparison to the real thing.
As much as I agree with everything you wrote here, I cannot understand why I don’t do this kind of thing more often for people. I love to bring a smile to someone’s day, yet I don’t do it as often as I could.
The “electronicness” of our day is taking the personalization out of the little things that matter most!
March 17, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I love sending cards for every reason you listed in this post <3
March 18, 2009 at 1:17 pm
My boss is constantly reminding me of the “old school” ways and how valuable they are to the human spirit because we are so out of touch with one another in today’s technology age. I agree 100% and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought cards for people thinking of them and intending to send them and then they stay on the counter and get spilled on or ruined so the thought doesn’t get followed through to the mail. Thanks for the reminder to follow through and complete those thoughts
March 18, 2009 at 5:36 pm
*Hugs* to you, and I will most certainly be sending out a few cards to friends and family!