There are so many internet tools and resources pretty much about everything, keeping notes, writing a book, maintaining a to-do list and so on. And I bet all of us always carry a smart phone, iPad, tablet, laptop, you name it.
But when it comes to inspiration no one beats paper.
(Well, maybe old lousy typewriters but that’s another blog post…)
~*~
• Have you ever tried smelling a new, fresh paper notebook? It’s an addiction…
• There are so many different notebooks, thick and heavy, colorful, tiny or big, serious, playful, one for each purpose and person!
• Writing (I mean actually writing) is always a pleasure. Ink, smudges, words and phrases are born, pages are filled, stories come to life, it’s true creation out of nowhere!
• It’s you on that piece of paper. Your words, your handwriting, you.
• There’s a beauty in coming across your old notebooks. Even if they are filled with mathematical formulas, you hold something that used to be empty and you filled it with life.
• You can draw in there.
~*~
I know I am being old-fashioned and romantic.
But I can tell you that, paper combined with a pen and a cup of coffee can make miracles happen.
life portOfolio 
I had to teach a course I had never taught before (Social Welfare Policy Analysis) and not my strong suite. I decided to dig out my notes from when I took it in Grad School. I opened the puppy up and knew it was mine because it was my handwriting. That was all that was familiar. I didn’t understand a word that had been written – it could have been in a foreign language. The course, however, became one of my favorites to teach. I LOVE paper and pencils and pens and notebooks of all sorts. I have gotten in the habit of composing on the computer, BUT I am starting to write on paper again. Thanks for the inspiration.
I feel the same way everytime I come across my old universtity notes, I know it’s me in there but it’s like I was a different person. (smarter!) It’s fashinating! Paper carries memories on so many levels!
I agree whole heartedly! I see myself in my messy handwriting and I see growth over the years. Online journals can be edited and changed over time – very different to a hand written diary or journal.
So very true. Online journals are soulless, maybe they would be more alive if we were able to make smudges on their “pages”! 😛
So, shall we start writing our blog posts with pen and paper then?
lol.
That’s not a bad idea! I have to get a new –Greek Weddings– paper notebook! 😀
Let’s get you a wedding note book for your own Greek Wedding first 😉
You have a point! 😛
I have tons of journals and notebooks that I’ve accumulated over the years, and it’s so nice to pick one up randomly and look through it. I still prefer paper books rather than electronic ones too. I think you’re right; we’ll never lose our love affair with paper. 🙂
Don’t even get me started on books!!! E-books may be cheaper but real books are experiences! I can’t even write my blog posts directly on the computer, I have to have paper and pensil for this head to start making up words…
I really love to hold and read a paper book, but as for writing, for me, I guess I do prefer writing on the computer nowadays just because it makes my constant revision easier! 🙂
Yes computer-writing has it’s own points! 🙂
I’m thinking I agree wholeheartedly with you. 🙂
Nice to see we are all paper people! 🙂
Absolutely true, Ioanna! I can only be a channel of creativity and ispiration when I bring my pen on the page. My book was created from many journals and notebooks I kept through the years.
All best!
Katina
I bet you keep a tiny notebook in your purse! 🙂 Mobile phones and smart phones and tablets are just not good enough when an idea strikes…
You’re so right, you just can’t beat good old pen and paper. They bring back memories so much more than the electronic stuff. I do have a hankering for an old typewriter though!
Old typewriters do have a strange magical power! 🙂
I totally agree. There’s nothing like feeling and smelling fresh paper out of a beautifully covered notebook and the sudden urge to write on it! Same with books, actually. No iPads will ever be able to mimic that feel I get when I open, smell and turn the fresh pages of a newly bought book.
Yes, yes and yes! You must appreciate paper and pencil even better since you draw so beautifully! 😉
Aw thank you ^^
I agree with you. Technology can never replace the paper.
Even thought it tries! 😉
i think i have fallen in love with the line ” paper combined with a pen and a cup of coffee can make miracles happen.” It is just EXACTLY what i think. With these things combined,it doesn’t just remain about things,it becomes an experience.
visited your blog after quite some time,and I’m so glad I did!!!
Cheers to your post and your blog!! =)
Thank you so much for your kind words! Cheers to another passionate paper person! 🙂
I see people on the beach all the time with e-readers and think how I must be the last holdout!
I just can’t bring myself to buy one. I know I’d my beloved bookstore and roaming for hours to find the right book to take home! Gotta have that tactile sense of holding something papery when I read!
Awww books filled with sand, my favourite! Sand in books adds a little more to their magic, as when you open a summer book in the middle of the winter and discover the hidden sand it’s like a rush of freshness! What device could ever pull that off?