I have to admit to you all, I sucked at the last assignment. I really wanted to be a better listener. And sometimes when I was midst conversation, I was able to ask more questions and keep the focus on the other person. But it is SUCH a tough habit to get into. It's just so easy to tell stories of personal experiences! Did anyone else have as much trouble as I did? But anyway, it'll be something I need to work on.
Because last week was such a challenge, I thought I'd make this week a bit easier. :) That's me being selfish. Haha!
When I was a kid, I started collecting postcards. Everywhere I went, I'd grab two or three or thirty. Eventually I had a collection of more than 1,000 postcards, some in an album, some in a box. To this day, my grandfather still saves them for me and sends them my way. Who doesn't love getting a postcard in the mail? Well, why wait until a vacation to let someone know that you wish they were there?
Today's Assignment: Send a PostcardI have quite a few friends and family members that don't live within driving distance. I think it'd be nice (and simple) to pick up a postcard from my home state of New Jersey, or maybe my work city of Philadelphia, and drop a little love in the mail. C'mon, it doesn't even require licking an envelope! And it's good because it really limits you to a few sentences. I have a tendency to ramble. Like you guys don't know that!
I'm going to try to find the cheesiest postcards I can! Hopefully it'll put a smile on the faces of my friends and family! Want to join me for a little postal campaign to spread kindness to our loved ones? If so, let me know how many you plan on sending out and to who! I'll shoot for a minimum of five, and if I'm ambitious I'll do more. Happy writing!
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17 comments:
I LOVE this! I, too, collect post cards :) I'm thinking of five people I want to send some to from my new town.
Great idea! I'm totally going to do this one :)
I did ok on the listening but as a rule I'm really bad about making a conversation about me. If nothing it made me be conscious of it. Some people don't even know they do it!
Thanks for playing along, ladies!!
Yeah, my husband can be a pretty bad listener. He has a habit of turning every conversation into one about him. I know it's involuntary, so I give him the benefit of the doubt! :) Maybe that's why I'm so anxious to talk about myself with other people! haha!
What a wonderful idea!! I've been intending to send out some cards (I've been working on making my own...mailing these to friends and family disciplines me to actually make them AND shares the love with those I miss!) So...does this count?!
I love this, too! My friend and I (I'm in Okla. and she's in Singapore) send each other a postcard every Tuesday. I will definitely be doing this NICE assignment.
Great idea! I am a big fan of postcards. Every trip I take includes postcard shopping/sending. I keep postcards that I've received hanging where I can see them for awhile...both for the photo and for the reminder that someone was thinking of me. I often stick a photo to cardstock and mail that as a postcard. It's easy to email photos but even more fun to find one in the mailbox among the nasty bills! Thank for reminding me!
What a good idea! I live in Hawaii and most of my friends and fam live in MA! We have some beautiful postcards here...I'm excited to start!
i sent a postcard last week to a coworker that i really enjoy working with and today she surprised me w/a scarf!! =)
We spotted this "random act of postcard kindness" last week, and thought it was worth sharing...
Illustrator Erik Brooks of Erik Brooks Illustration shares his talent through random acts of kindness; he surprises folks by sending them hand-painted wooden postcards in the mail! http://bit.ly/aYIid8
We ♥ this!
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Happy NICE surprising!
(I just posted in Facebook and want to include it here as well)
Believe me, I do that every single day and it has change my live in a way I never expected. I never did this before as a daily basis. Once I found a way to do it in a simple and convenient way It was a bless for me and my family. The company that provides me the opportunity is SendOutCards and if you want to try and send a free postcard or greeting card (no e-card) fell free to do it using my system. I will be glad to help more people put a smile in many more faces!
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I'm an avid postcard collector too! I also love sending them to my friends but I haven't sent a postcard in a while. This challenge has made me want to send some out now and now I'll be adding some new friends to that list! Great challenge!
I would love to send you some of the Kindness Revolution postcards to share/send! Just send me your address at renaud0966@yahoo.com you can read more about the Kindness Revolution at www.TheKindnessRevolution.ME and I accept your challenge!
I just found a drawer full of Postcards and will be sending 5 or more of them out. Thanks, I'm excited! ☮
I love postcards, and I am in the habit of just buying them when I see ones that I like. Funny thing is that I don't send them out very often.So this is perfect, I'll take you up on this challenge and actually get some in the mail! :)
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I love sending postcards from my state to other people so they can see how beautiful it is and just to say hi. Postage is less too. I collect them when others send them to me. I look at it as a way to travel.
Sending postcards has become a bless to me.I have better relation with family and client because I send them cards every month. Appreciate them and thank you notes all the times. People do no do it very often because it is not easy to go buy greeting cards and go to mail station everyday. If you want to use my system you can send greeting cards from my catalog or create them uploading your photos for $2.99, stamp included whenever you want. Appreciate someone today!!!
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