Positive Postcards

We all have found or will find ourselves at points in our lives feeling incredibly alone. It happens - it is part of the way we process aspects of life - but if we can't figure a way back from that point, we can be left with the feeling that we are solo flyers in this universe. Then what? If we get too introverted in thought, we run the risk of falling into a depression and isolating ourselves from others (physically or emotionally) - and that isn't good either.

It isn't happenstance that we need each other. It isn't coincidence that we thrive when others let us be who we are without judgement - it isn't 'just happening.' Human beings cannot progress without help or helping each other. Think of every situation you have ever been in........

I believe this is how we learn gratitude - and how all of us learn how to interact more positively with each other.

I have had so many supportive people in my life. I remember one group of incredible ladies especially.......

It was a time when things looked very bad in my narrowing perspective and I was allowing fear to creep in. I was really trying to stay positive but nothing I tried to do to change the way I was thinking was working. We all have these moments - when we feel like the options have run out and we're about to enter a realm we have zero experience with. I found myself alone - seemingly walking the path first and not seeing anyone beside or behind me. I felt totally alone.

I felt like I was about to let out a scream that no one could ever stop......

I was so caught up in my own fear of what now and making the wrong decisions......... I never saw it coming.

An incredible message of the literal kind....lovingly tucked in an edible fruit bouquet (thanks, Edible Arrangements).

The nurses were great, but this was a message from people who knew me. Someone had given my feelings thought - and that really means something! Not only had they given them thought, they put that thought into an action that results in a reaction.....from me.

I suddenly saw how it all worked......

In the same milliseconds that I had decided to give up - and I do mean give up......this note arrived with the very words I needed to rethink what I had JUST thought. A whole new world opened a brand new door.....I felt hopeful.

I had never felt so hungry for an edible fruit bouquet as I did in that moment. The nurses and I shared it all and it was blissful! I again changed the way I thought about my situation and became even more determined to hold the positive thoughts in my mind. Without them, we are lost.

From this one small square of paper printed with a personal message, hope was rekindled.

Hope turned into a dream - and since dreams can even be realized online these days - I decided to develop a way to spread the love to those who are experiencing the point I had reached.

Everybody needs somebody sometime and I didn't want anyone to feel alone if they didn't have to.

 And so.....POSITIVE POSTCARDS was born.
This is an activity for members where we get off of the computer and spread positivity via handmade snail mail postcards - a chance to get creative and share while offering hope and support for those who need a burst of positive thoughts.

 

The point is to send a message of positivity to others around the world. It isn’t about names. It is about support. It is about creating an energy that makes us all feel good.

Recipients get the gift of inspiration, support and love – something we all thrive on!

You get time to yourself for creating, and who knows where that can lead.

POSITIVE POSTCARDS will become something to treasure.

Want to join the ‘POSITIVE POSTCARD revolution? It's new - but we'll be powerful.

Stay tuned on the Facebook Page for address postings - then send out a POSITIVE POSTCARD to the address listed to brighten someone's day!

 

If you know of someone who could use a lift, drop us a line.

 

There can never be too many of us. Rock your day!