HEY WAIT A MINUTE MR. POSTMAN
In no particular order here is a random sample of the mail...
- IMPORTANT Information about my Health Care Coverage
- A Special Offer to Guard. Against Costly auto repairs
- The Cable/Internet Bill
- An ad from the Local mega-department/food/pharmacy/bank/liquor store reminding me “the more.you spend the more you save!
- Oh and some important tax information —although it was due by January 31 and we’ve already filed...
so first..thanks to anyone who sends things that do not fall into any of the categories above. Next—let’s talkpost office.
As the census taking effort and the COVID challenge reminds us it’s tough to build an effective communication network and maybe we’ve forgotten that the postal service that. George Washington signed into existence 231 years ago is still going strong.
You can look at the info provided in the link below to find ore, however the postal service delivers mail to every city in the country and that’s over 140 BILLION WITH A B pieces of mail last year alone. Postal service has gone from it’s humble beginnings to what we have now by incorporating steamship/boat delivery, railway transit and actual sorting of mail while in train transit, air mail. the use of vacuum tube delivery in some major cities (going underground). Oh and we can’t leave out. The pony express—although it only functioned for about 18 months in the second part of the 1800’s.
So what’s any of this have to do with peace and joy and the seeking of said?
Well... “connecting”...
and. Building a Network...
And using the network and making sure it stays “healthy.”
The deal is... often seeking peace and joy means connecting with, communicating within and nurturing. A network of spirits/people. Who will help. Each of us stay curious instead of being afraid and help us form complex solutions. These networks may be our family, friends, classmates, co-workers drinking buddies, softball/bowling team... The combination of people can go on and. On. Some people in our network are old friends, some newer, some frequently connected with and some who you can pick up the phone and talk with as if it were yesterday you spoke with them even when it’s been years.
The point is... we have to give positive spiritual and actual energy to having these. Networks because that’s what makes them valuable. On the postal site (see the link) it brags about how many. Post offices have historical status. Well that’s a double-edged sword because that means we may be undervaluing the community value and just letting this network be taken for granted.
To summarize...
Sometimes our well meaning and functional networks get clogged with useless stuff and yet it doesn’t mean our support and giving networks are a waste. If the post office can change and impact so many then maybe our “seeking peace and joy” networks can change and grow even though it will have some. Glitches. Maybe we undervalue some of our network and take some of it for granted. so maybe we should take a moment to count how many positive thoughts we have had about new and old friends or experiences and ponder how many more good thoughts we want to deliver to how many others. Will we use a steamboat, a train, a jet or the good old pony express to keep our network well? As for me...I’ll try to stand and deliver and for now I’m signing off
SWAK? Well maybe a. Hug....
Ps. According to this I may have already won $50,000 a year for life! I hope the check is in the mail. https://facts.usps.com/wp-content/uploads/pf20_interior_book_508_ALL.pdf
This one get my stamp of approval.
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