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Word Ghosts and Mark Twain

26 May 2017 Comments Off on Word Ghosts and Mark Twain

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Word Ghosts Tags: Mark Twain

” I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”

Mark Twain

Letter Writing Prompts

24 May 2017 Comments Off on Letter Writing Prompts

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Letter Writing Journal Tags: Letter writing prompts

Dear Fellow Journalers,

You may not need these tips but I thought I would mention them:

Be an encourager
Paint the colors of your day. What did you see on the way to work? Have flowers started growing in your neighbor’s garden?
What is the weather like where you live? Write about the golf-size hail.
Describe you favorite shop or place to read.
Write about the funny or heartwarming things your children or grandchildren are doing.
Share what you are learning. Are you taking a course about flower arranging or a painting class?
Read a great book lately? Write a mini review for you friend.
Send a picture.
Take out your calendar and schedule a day to write letters.
Buy stamps at the grocery store the next time you shop.
Write how you talk.

‘Til next time,

~Sallie

Word Ghosts ponder “why?”

19 May 2017 1 Comment

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Word Ghosts Tags: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“One writes not to be read, but to breathe… one writes to think, to pray, to analyze. One writes to clear one’s mind, to dissipate one’s fears, to face answers, doubts, to look at one’s mistakes… in order to retrieve them. One writes to capture and crystallize one’s joy, but also to disperse one’s gloom. Like prayer – you got to it in sorrow more than joy, for help, a road back to grace.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh (War within and without diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1939-1944)

How to write a letter

17 May 2017 Comments Off on How to write a letter

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Letter Writing Journal Tags: how tof write a letter

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Now that you’ve decided to write the letters, what do you actually say and how do you say it? Someone very wise once told me that the letter “I” should NEVER be used in the first sentence. A letter should focus on the person you’re sending the letter to and end with the letter “I”. For example, “How have you been?” and “I loved your last letter.” I personally received a note from a dear friend after I sent her a friendship/Valentine’s Day card this year. She began her note “What have you been up to?” and ended with “I loved your card. It warmed my heart. It was the only card I received all day.”

A letter is a gift so if you think of yourself as a giving person your will make your letters naturally more interesting to the person receiving them. What can you share with them? A few hints: the title and author of a book you are reading, the name of a restaurant, where you purchased your new shoes, a craft web site. You could also enclose some stickers, an article you read in a magazine. All these things make your letter a “Keeper”.

Don’t forget to answer the questions (from their last letter to you). You want to keep the thread of conversation going!

Sometimes, if you haven’t written in a while, you have a lot to share. Write the items down. But don’t forget your reader.

Fancy stationery isn’t necessary but it can be pleasing to the eye. I have used coloring pages cut down to size.

Never send a letter in anger. Write it in your journal instead. Remember you never know what the other person is going through at the moment. You think you are stating your points clearly but you may lose the relationship. Be careful with this type of letter.

Keep your letters. When friendships end or loved ones die, you’ll be able to relieve your memories better.

‘Til next time,

~Sallie