•Handwriting in the 21st century •Fight for your right to drive on Polihale Handwriting in the 21st century As a professional handwriting analyst and mentor, I am responding to the Oct. 15 Associated Press article in The Garden Island, “Cursive
•Handwriting in the 21st century
•Fight for your right to drive on Polihale
Handwriting in the 21st century
As a professional handwriting analyst and mentor, I am responding to the Oct. 15 Associated Press article in The Garden Island, “Cursive writing may be fading skill, but so what?”
This attitude reflects a superficial understanding of handwriting. Let’s update our understanding of the art of handwriting as relevant in the 21st century.
Handwriting is the movement of the writer’s spirit across the page of life. In its multi-directional movements, vertically, horizontally, diagonally, backwards and forward, the writer involves the whole self: body, mind, and spirit.
Through these varied movements, the mindful writer can activate areas of the self that are “sleeping,” bringing alive unknown powers and attributes, or strengthening them. Harmony, integrity, compassion, respect and sharing, as well as motivation, effective will, initiative and commitment, show up when the writer proceeds across the page of life in a unique, balanced style.
Handwriting mirrors the writer’s outlook on life. Attitudes, concerns, power of intention, hidden agendas are revealed.
Patterns that are creating challenging experiences can be changed in depth through writing therapy allowing for desirable experiences.
Handwriting is an art of movement using universal graphic symbols, the alphabet letters, for its expression.
These symbols serve as channels for transmitting the wisdom and powers of the original archetypes to help us in our evolution this 21st century. In mindful, harmonious writing, the writer connects with these invisible realms of wisdom and guidance, assisting us in all the curriculums of our lives, science, economics, government, technology, the arts, philosophies and education.
A balanced, harmonious handwriting is healing, calming, and uplifting to the viewer. Such writing comes from the warmth of the heart, a key for the well-being of the earth in this century of changing values.
Do we dismiss handwriting, highlighting technology, when its potential is one of graduating genuine, responsible and compassionate students of life?
Angeline Welk, Princeville
Fight for your right to drive on Polihale
Having been born and raised on Kaua‘i, I am now 42 years old and have seen many changes on this beautiful island.
When I was a child I spent many hours in the water at Brennecke’s beach and playing on the big sandy beach that it once was. Hurricane Iwa was responsible for removing the sand that once lay there, but of course, that was Mother Nature taking something from us and who can fight Mother Nature?
I would like to narrow it down to one issue that has recently reared its ugly head on Kaua‘i and that is the potential that yet another beautiful beach might be taken from us. No, not by Mother Nature, but by humans, acting on the behalf of Mother Nature.
For as long as I can remember my family and I have enjoyed being able to access the pristine beauty of Polihale Beach. I have enjoyed this incredible display of Mother Nature by helping myself to her perfect surf in the early morning, walking her dunes, hunting for shells, witnessing countless sunsets, casting a line into her waters or laying under her starry skies and watching the full moon rise and set, having wonderful family conversations around the campfire and just enjoying getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday stresses.
Polihale offers a freedom. A freedom you can’t get anywhere else. A freedom that makes Kaua‘i a special place. A place you want to raise your children and grandchildren.
However, it saddens me to learn that one individual is taking it upon himself as the so called “leader” of the coalition to save Kaua‘i and is trying to shut down accessibility to the only remaining long stretch of beach we have left. A person that was not born here, has undoubtedly never saved a drowning visitor, hasn’t seen the many freedoms Kaua‘i residents used to have, hasn’t heard the wonderful stories passed on from generation to generation about how and when the sand dunes arrived at Polihale or has seen the end of the road after huge winter swells removed every bit of sand and exposed all the rocks up to the road. This person has a selfish agenda.
He wants no four-wheel drive vehicles allowed on the sand at Polihale. His complaints have caused the powers that be to act and that means that the stretch of beach from Queens Pond to Fishermen’s can only be accessed by walking. No more fishing, surfing, barbecues, bonfires, star gazing unless you walk in.
Has this person even considered the safety issues that this creates? Polihale has no lifeguards, yet when was the last time you heard of a drowning at Polihale? Take away driving on the beach and nobody will be there to save that visitor, child or anyone that needs help.
Does the majority of Kaua‘i want our freedom limited? Do we really want more rules and more regulations? This is an issue that will affect all that drive on the beach. Kaua‘i, we must keep this accessibility to our beaches. Please let your voice be heard.
Mark Stiglmeier, Kalaheo
