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This is such a good point! Handwritten notes are more powerful now than ever because they are so rare. I personally feel a written note comes across as more genuine and heartfelt, as opposed to an e-mail that can be quickly copied and pasted.

Rachel, I agree with you. We all type emails everyday so they don't hold any particular value. We simply take them for granted as a way to exchange information. However, when someone takes time to pick up pen and paper, we know that they had to break from the ease of email and carefully construct a message that could not be copied, pasted or deleted. Imagine the power of this simple gesture in your personal and professional life.

This is such a good point, I haven't thought of it in awhile, but I certainly treasure heartfelt notes in my bedside drawer. There is something dear about the written word. I really hope we never get away from it.

There's an authenticity to the handwritten note which eludes electronic media, isn't there, Karen? The power of the handwritten word is perhaps strengthened by the fact that it's become a rarity in a world which moves so fast and which changes so rapidly. I did a voicethread earlier this year on this topic, which you might find interesting:
http://voicethread.com/share/43512/
Great post!

Hi Karen
Thanks for writing such a great guest post. Handwritten notes are so powerful, partly I suspect because it's still a surprise to get a personalized note in this day and age.

It seems Rachel,Ellen & Amy agree. Amy, I think the authenticity is a big part of it, and what makes a handwritten note even more special.

Handwritten notes seem to connect in a way that electronic communication doesn't.