04.26.09
Writes and Summons
The past several days have been dotted with brownouts. Without the constant availability of a computer for typing my daily cogitations, I returned to the art of handwriting. “Handwriting is more connected to the movement of the heart,” notes writing coach Natalie Goldberg.
Sad to say, I had forgotten how pleasurable it is to write lengthily with pen and paper and feel with my hand their emotionally charged bond, and of the pen making its way to the other side of a page and leaving blooming and winding paths for the eyes to follow.
Until last year, I never posted a blog entry without writing it down on paper first, but with the incomparable ease that technology provides, one easily forgets a beautiful aspect of the writing experience – the actual, literal writing. Of course, it can be frustrating when the mind flies faster than the pen, but we have to be reminded that sometimes it is more important to slowly peel away the layers of the heart than to chase after speeding thoughts. “Peeling away the layers of the heart” is what I think handwriting accomplishes.
It can get ugly, it can hurt, but gradually reaching the innermost core of your heart is a worthwhile experience. One cannot achieve this by typing on a laptop keyboard, I am led to believe. Typing brings to mind percussion. Handwriting reminds me of strings… sostenuti… mellifluous melodies… fugues…symphonies! I cannot even imagine the extent of how poetic and musical the whole process of handwriting is… the counterpoint between the hand and the heart.
Dearest ____, write me soon…
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sopraninigabi said,
April 26, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Wala pa ring tatalo sa handwritten!!! Be it concerning letters, journal entries, or notes taken in class (typing is definitely faster but some studies show that there’s better retention when notes are handwritten).
Personally I find writing with a fountain pen a lot more pleasurable than with a ball point pen… in fact, before I discovered fountain pens, I don’t think I was actually ‘writing’… more like making marks on paper. :)
Miracle ♪♫ said,
April 27, 2009 at 7:53 am
So true! It’s an art of its own. It’s a lot like slow practice in music. Isn’t it, Gabi?
Ballpoints have sustained me in the past but thanks to you, I can now scribble away with a fountain pen without having to worry about extra cartridges. haha =D It felt like shifting from an upright piano to a grand piano. =)
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peesaychu said,
April 28, 2009 at 10:23 am
Very well “penned” Mee! =) I always enjoy reading your writings… =) samot na if handwritten! I love your handwriting! =)
dearest letter sender said,
April 28, 2009 at 1:20 pm
i promise to write you soon dear… but please bear with my awful handwriting. ;)
totomel said,
April 28, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Hello Mir, you are very true in what you say, very brilliant! I guess what makes handwriting better is its way of taking ideas in slow pace but with brevity. There might also be an affinity between the hand and the heart which is far intimate compared to electronic typing.
Gabi is right too, i easily imbibe the lessons when i take down notes, regardless of what pen i use. :)
Miracle ♪♫ said,
April 28, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Thank you, Bings! What a pleasant sight your comment is. I’ve missed you!
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*smiles at dearest letter sender* haha =)
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Hi Mel! I’m glad you agree with Gabi and I. =)
I was just reading something you wrote from way back in 2005! You have very unique penmanship!
TóTómel said,
April 29, 2009 at 9:27 am
ah…you mean my calligraphy? hahaha…i bet you could barely understand that! hahaha
Miracle ♪♫ said,
April 29, 2009 at 11:26 am
Then why did I? I can even retype everything you wrote just to prove I understood all of it. hihihi =P
TóTómel said,
April 29, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Sige daw beh…type it here beh.hehehe
Miracle ♪♫ said,
April 29, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Are you sure? =D
TóTómel said,
April 30, 2009 at 1:09 pm
sure!hahah