Scribe
write /’raIt/ (verb) to mark down coherent letters or words on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil or similar implement.
The physical act of writing prompts us to pay attention.
Writing by hand has similar effects on the mind as meditation: Breathing slows, heart rate steadies, and nervous system quiets.
Putting pen to paper enables us to go slow—to focus on what is essential and true.
Did you know the word encouragement means to give courage? Courage is speaking the truth by telling one’s whole heart.
In handwriting there is a direct physical path from our heart onto the page. Truth comes pouring out—not only in the words we choose, but also in our strokes.
It is brave to write by hand. There is bareness and vulnerability in it. Our words become our art.
In sending a handwritten note of encouragement, we share a piece of our heart. We communicate with sincerity that email will never match.
When we write to someone by hand, we inspire them.
