It’s that time of year. We’re all getting ready to wave goodbye to the old year and high-five the new one, hoping it brings all the good stuff.
And me? I’m still the person clinging to the old ways: I send actual, physical holiday cards. Yup, I buy the paper ones with the fancy foil stamping and I actually stick stamps on them. I know, I know—who does that anymore?
The card conundrum 
Here’s where I get stuck: I look at the pile of beautiful cards, and I think about the people they’re going to. These are my favourites and people I don’t get to see often enough. I’d love to sit down with each of them for a coffee and chat. But instead, I’m trying to cram a year’s worth of love and good wishes into a tiny note that basically says, “Hope your Christmas is great!” It feels so insincere.
It also makes me wonder why we only pull out the stationery once a year. If I’m being honest, my hand starts cramping after the first few sentences, my handwriting is getting shakier, and suddenly I forget how to form a coherent thought!
But then I think about the sweet, quiet little payoff of sending a card that isn’t a bill or junk mail.
When that shiny envelope lands in someone’s mailbox, I hope it makes them stop, even for a second, and smile. It’s my way of saying, “Hey, I’m thinking of you, even if I don’t have time to write an epic novel.” Or maybe it’s a quick, “Can’t wait to see you soon!”
In a world that’s totally chaotic, noisy, and where everyone’s glued to their phones (I’m guilty, too!), I still want to be that little, personal pop of connection.
A handwritten card is so much more than paper and ink. It says someone is thinking about you. Now that’s worth a pause. 
Sometimes, the simplest, most deliberate acts are the ones that make the biggest difference.
Writing for you. 