Enthusiastically, Dawn

Here we are, the 4th day of our journey on the path as we journal our way through our adventure-all the details and prior posts are here: Fall Into Journaling. Today, we are getting nostalgic. You don’t have to step into a time machine, but this prompt may take you back in time. Is that such bad thing?

Prompt 4- Postcard

Postcards, those small pieces of mail that can be sent without the envelope in the mail. What scandalous idea- and now instead of postcards in the mail, people post on Instagram and Facebook, and hope everyone sees their picture perfect moments. Maybe in the not so near future, Instagram and Facebook (and TicToc and all the rest) will be as sadly obsolete as…the postcard.

There was a time when postcards were another way to share, and send your thoughts to another within a limited amount of space! I remember writing on the back of postcards and always (is this any surprise) would be writing beyond the perimeters of the tiny back of the card. I mean, what can you really write but, “Having fun, wish you were here”, when the addressee, destination address, and stamp all are cramping your style?

Now the majority of mailed postcards are slick advertisements and political campaigns.

So today, let’s go back to those days when a postcard received was like a treasure, a miracle, a beautiful thing!

Let’s journal…

>Write about the last postcard you received, who sent it, from where. Then keep writing until your time is up, whatever comes.

>Call to your mind a moment in time when you received a postcard (or postcards) from someone which brought you joy. Who sent or gave them, and what made the postcard(s) special?

>Journal about the last postcard you sent (or anytime). Who was it for, where was it from, what made it special?

>Do you have a postcard collection somewhere in your home? Write about them and what they mean to you.

OR

Respond to my comment (in your journal) above comparing social media and postcard sending. Do you agree, disagree? What are your thoughts? Write them out.

OR:

A quote to jump off:

I keep all of my letters, postcards, and thank you notes. I’ll keep them forever! Jane Levy

Or

The below quote is a fun way to come at the prompt from a different angle:

Some travelers collect souvenirs, postcards, or bumper stickers; I bring home a pencil from the various places I visit. Michael Dirda

What are the things you “bring home” when you travel?

OR, lastly:

Write an imaginary postcard you will not send to whomever your imagination decides. Who will you send the postcard to, what is the picture, words or place on the front? Most of all, what will you say in the small space allotted for your note? This one will be fun.

Happy Journaling!

Enthusiastically, Dawn