tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post2720786029843670240..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: The other penSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-4079852906621854262008-09-16T22:11:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:11:00.000-04:00My husband and I started dating 15 years ago and t...My husband and I started dating 15 years ago and then he moved across the country a week later. Our relationship started in letters. <BR/><BR/>I wonder sometimes now how much human history we are losing because of email; nobody's going to find my old laptop in an attic someday and re-read all my correspondence...Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-10414791251757011562008-09-16T12:13:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:13:00.000-04:00This is a lovely question, Sara.I know that email ...This is a lovely question, Sara.<BR/>I know that email isn't the same tangible human thing as a handwritten word but honestly, a note of gratitude or compliment or grace is still a note of gratitude or compliment or grace. I have been sent to my knees by emails before, and I do hope the notes I've "penned" to people have lifted or touched where necessary...<BR/>It's good to remember how much they matter. The message your daughter got on 9/11? Oh, mercy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-16078894258396376072008-09-16T11:58:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:58:00.000-04:00Yes, jama, the sight of handwriting can make my he...Yes, jama, the sight of handwriting can make my heart jump too.<BR/><BR/>Bill, I have TONS of letters saved. I can't claim they were carefully crafted--more like leaps off the cliff---but they still affect me, years later.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-68942335809809939802008-09-16T10:40:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:40:00.000-04:00I may be 42 and single... but I most definitely ha...I may be 42 and single... but I most definitely have some love letters saved. Penned by me and or others. Cliche, maybe, but...well...it's amazing how carefully crafted some of those little buggers are.The Bill Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831278261808289133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-88451006312720090442008-09-16T09:19:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:19:00.000-04:00What a lovely post. Any pen that writes even the s...What a lovely post. <BR/><BR/>Any pen that writes even the smallest note of appreciation, gratitude, or kindness is a good pen. In this age of email, I miss that pen and the sight of handwriting.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-55255495566321503982008-09-16T09:18:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:18:00.000-04:00I love your be-brave project. And think of those w...I love your be-brave project. And think of those words about being brave that you and Eisha put out there---what bravery are they inspiring? <BR/><BR/>I need a good bio of Rilke. The intro to this book has a short one, and it refutes some of the popular perceptions of the poet. But I confess I don't know much about his life because I keep getting distracted by his mind-blowing thoughts. (I can't say I agree with all his philosophy and there are definitely sections I just do not understand. But the reach he had! He was not afraid to be OUT, OUT, OUT THERE.)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-25945641717628140882008-09-16T09:08:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:08:00.000-04:00It's so true. Remember when Eisha and I announced ...It's so true. Remember when Eisha and I announced that "be-brave" project? My brave moments, I find, are sometimes things like speaking up to tell someone something nice. Isn't it weird that I have to work up courage for that? (I guess sometimes shyness just takes over.) I had to work up the courage to tell the folks at Publix that they were so kind to me when I got locked out of my car once. It took me MONTHS, but I finally told a manager. Those are powerful words for good, like the note to your son's teacher and the note passed to your daughter, so I should never hesitate, shyness or no. <BR/><BR/>(And then I feel silly, since people all over the world have challenges that are truly life-threatening and I sometimes have to work up the courage to say something nice. Yeesh.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for this. I love any post about Rilke. Have you ever read a biography of him? I think you'd like it. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I hate that paying-bills pen. Takes too much time away from the other one.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.com