Writing –hand writing, the written word
You know, my handwriting is horrible. I don’t really know when it went so terribly wrong but it was never really pretty. I remember looking at my peers handwriting and wondering why I didn’t have that style, the neatness, those curly letters. The only answer I ever got was “I just didn’t”.
Then, there’s the idea of reading the written word and getting something out of it which is technically more important than the actual manner in which the letters are drawn, right? I mean, thus far, my son’s handwriting in kindergarten is not a very pleasant sight to see. But in my opinion, no handwriting coming from the male gender is very pretty.
Yet, I digress. Again. As usual.
My husband doesn’t understand this love of “writing” that I have. Not the actual act of putting letters on paper or letters on a screen, but the out-pouring of my soul to you, the world. Even the nice lady who let me room with her at Mom 2.0 Summit said the idea of putting out 8 or 10 posts a day made her feel sick.
So, why do I love it so? I don’t know really, but I know it’s important to me. And, I know it’s important as a lifetime achievement to be able to put words on paper (or a computer screen). More and more often employers are asking their prospective employee’s to give a writing sample. And, again, they are referring to the ability to communicate, not necessarily the ability to draw letters or peck on keys.
Here’s another article expressing much of my sentiment..and I’ll just say, it’s a lot better written…as in communicated.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:16 am
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