When was the last time some of you actually took the time to write something down on paper? I’m not talking writing a check or say making a grocery list. I’m talking about writing a letter, or writing your thoughts for your blog on paper first then typing it in. Maybe some of you are in school and you still take notes on a daily basis. But for those of us who are temporarily out of school, or long since have been out and in the real world, how long has it been?

When I tried to figure out when the last time it was that I had written a letter or written an idea down on paper I couldn’t remember. It wasn’t that I’d forgotten how or anything. It’s just that I have grown so accustomed to putting all my thoughts on the screen in front of me. Blogging has made it more easier than ever to compose, save, edit, review, and delete everything.

I type easily faster than I could ever write. And after picking up a pen and writing this evening - my damn hand kept cramping up from writing - only after 30 minutes.

My answer to my own question, is it’s been 4 years since I legitimately wrote extensive notes or in college. It’s been 9 years since I mailed a hand written letter. 1995, the year the world wide web became more widely known and accessible to the public. This marked the end of snail mail for me. It was the dawn of the digital era and for email.

Today if someone doesn’t have an email account you look at them funny. Like “you don’t?? What have you been living under a rock?”

Nine years. Nine years and our society has changed so much. When was the last time you really put pen to paper?

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