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Everyone has a trustwordie story, what's yours?
I like to think of trustwordie as more than greetings cards but the opening move in a long and lovely conversation. I have told you a few trustwordie stories about what these greeting cards mean to me and I hope you get to create some of your own.
Actions with words speak louder than thoughts
Often we think about reaching out to people on our mind but get caught up in our daily toils. With life being so unpredictable, we just don't know what's around the bend and the only regret is what we didn't do or didn't say.
No, I will not be enabling print trolls
I have a rather nasty sense of humour and say the most awful things, usually for the shock effect but I don't really mean them. So when I tell people I know about these trustwordie cards, this is a typical conversation: Everyone: 'Oh, are you going to write really mean, nasty cards? That would be so funny.' Me: 'Eh no, they're going to be random words of kindness to help people connect in the real world.' Everyone: 'You're joking, right?' Me: 'Eh no, there are enough horrible people online trolling people on social without enabling them to bully and harass people directly to...
Steal like an Artist for the trustwordie passion project
I can't remember exactly where the idea for trustwordie came from but reading Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon got me thinking about a little sideline passion project so here we are today.
Like I don't like, Like
In Ireland, particularly in Wexford where I live, we say 'like' a lot, an awful lot. 'You know, Like', 'I don't think so, Like', 'I don't like it. Like', you get the gist, Like. In fact, Joseph O'Connor, a famous Irish writer (and brother to singer Sinead) wrote a really good radio diary called 'Like, Like' that captures this linguistic quirk. On social media, we like even more. I too have double tapped more than I care to count but I've learnt my lesson. I once speed-liked a beautiful photo taken by a casual acquaintance. It was a lovely shot of the water/harbour at...