Category: Act of Kindness Notes

Geeez, do something with your life, would’ya?

Image by Rain Carnation from Pixabay 

Yeah, life is a little wonky, even in retirement, but creating is still a great way to pivot out of the confusion and into something productive and helpful.

A few recent projects come to mind…

Sending notes to loveforourelders.org

Creating digital postcards

Linking to inspiration

As part of my AOK Writing project, I’m creating a slide-based tutorial on fashioning your own inspirational message for those needing a little support and, using bit.ly, including the shortened/memorable URL in any handwritten note. There’s also no reason you can’t create a short inspirational video instead of a static message. Hmmm…

[Note: my tutorial includes the step of publishing a Google Slide to the web; there’s no reason you couldn’t just post your message on your blog and ‘bit.ly-ize’ your post. I just chose the other route to make the link more exclusive.]

The steps:

  1. Create a PDF/PNG/JPEG poster of support or inspiration. I used Canva.
  2. Place it on a  blog page.
  3. Create a bit.ly link to it and include the link in your handwritten letter/note.

Here is a 90-second video showing my steps that included Canva, Google Slides [optional], and bit.ly.

Here is the link to the completed project. http://bit.ly/tryagain2

Keep trying new stuff!

Further participation in loveforourelders.org

note to an elder

This is another note written as a participant in the Love for Our Elders site.

For more details on the free Act of Kindness mini-course, click over to my Invent With Words site.

Short version: I call it a course, but it’s more my curation of the different projects out there and facilitation of a group of interested writers. I provide short video tours, tips, templates, suggestions [for those interested] for more creative alternatives to letters and notes.

 

Visiting loveforourelders.org

write a letter to an elder screenshot
Click above for a three-minute tour.

A prime destination for the AOK Writing Project is loveforourelders.org.

The site also encourages us to send video letters.
[I’ll need a serious facial overhaul before that happens…then again, I guess I could use a cutout of some celebrity guy…]

Act of Kindness writing is more than letters.

LETTER TO ELDER Encouragement WORD CLOUD

Another form of AOK [Act of Kindness] writing.
I used WordArt.com to create this word cloud.

This would be as simple as making the word cloud, printing it out, and sending it to a designated recipient.

Let me know in the form below if you’d like to join me in:

  • sending notes to those who could use a little friendship and support during trying times
  • crafting other forms that stretch your creativity while reaching out to others
  • accessing a few resources that can help you when you get stuck

 

 

I’ll be in touch, fellow creative retirees. [Still looking for another term…]

The AOK writing project continues…

collage of letters to elders

I’m finding it easier to freeform with these notes to folks reached via Love For Our Elders.

It’s also been fun to add page-a-day calendar items to each note. Quotes and pics of dogs have been taking precedence lately,

Let me know in the form below if you’d like to join me in:

  • sending notes to those who could use a little friendship and support during trying times
  • crafting other forms that stretch your creativity while reaching out to others
  • accessing a few resources that can help you if you get stuck

 

I’ll be in touch, fellow creative retirees. [Still looking for another term…]