This past week I’ve been writing out “Thank You” notes in response to all the generous gifts we recently received for our baby shower. It got me thinking, other than a birthday card, when is the last time I took the time to write by hand a meaningful note to someone? My husband and I often scribble each other little surprise messages to put in lunches, I write little “thank you” notes to customers with their orders, but these are all 1 or 2 liners. In an age of technology, were e-mails and Skype have taken the place of snail mail for communication, writing or receiving a handwritten note or letter has gotten lost. I genuinely enjoyed writing the thank you cards to all of our family and friends. I found that it meant a lot to ME personally to be able to express in INK to our family and friends how truly grateful we are not just for their generous gifts, but that they are in our lives. 
Working as a social worker over the last 9 years, I have on a rare occasion received a handwritten thank you from a client or their family member. Those little handwritten expressions have always meant the world to me, more than a gift or even a verbal thank you would (not that either of those are not appreciated, depending on the source of course). In reflecting on all of this, I believe that taking the time to write someone a thank you, in INK, is such a simply way to share joy, happiness, gratitude, and love in this life, and that you, the writer will benefit from it as much as your recipient. So, I would like to encourage everyone to take the time this week to write out a thank you, a hello or to tell someone how much they mean to you in a handwritten card or letter. See if it doesn’t add a little ray of happiness in your day as you leave it on a desk or post it at the postal office. You might just get addicted!
