Letters

One of my friends was talking about the last art of letter writing. And it got me thinking... I love to stamp cards, but how often do it do it? I think of someone, but how often do I sit down and take 3 minutes to jot out a note to them. I fall into the trap of being busy and not encouraging others, but everyone is busy. And I should make it a priority to encourage others. In the world of computers and internet, it is so quick to send an email, but isn't it better to pick up the phone and call? And how happy do you get when you open your mailbox and there is a letter with a real stamp on it? It still makes me smile to get "real" mail and not just bills! I want my friends and loved ones to know that they are important enough to me that I stopped and spent 3 minutes using a pen to tell them hello. So I am challenging myself to write notes and call someone when I am thinking about them. I want to stop relying on email and (impersonal) facebook to stay connected. Where these are both good tools, I do not want the art of letter writing to die. Will you join me?