{"id":9192,"date":"2026-10-04T20:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/?p=9192"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:59:46","slug":"ten-years-of-greetings-4-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/ten-years-of-greetings-4-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Years of Greetings 4 Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is the 10th anniversary of Greetings 4 Good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years. That feels worth saying out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no big party, no balloons, no champagne, no elaborate anniversary celebration. While I am a big fan of celebrating milestones, &nbsp;I am actually okay with that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spent the day at the Purple Door, sharing the work that has become such a meaningful part of my life. I talked about my decks, the messages inside them, why I make them and, perhaps most importantly, why I believe so deeply in the simple act of uplifting another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somewhere in the middle of all of that, it occurred to me: this is how I am celebrating ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By doing the work<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings 4 Good began with a simple idea: what if the things we send to one another could carry a little more love? What if an ordinary card could make someone stop for a moment and smile, or a piece of original art could find its way into someone&#8217;s home and make them feel remembered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That little idea has grown and changed over the years, but the heart of it has remained the same. I believe in kindness, in encouragement, and in the ability of art to carry a message that sometimes words alone cannot. Most of all, I believe we have the ability to put a little more good into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That belief is also at the heart of my affirmation decks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decks have become much more than a product for me. They are part of my mission. I create them because I know what it feels like to need a little encouragement, to have someone in your corner reminding you to keep going, that you matter, that you can do this, that there is still good here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I put those messages into cards, surround them with my artwork, and send them out into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe one lands in the hands of someone having a difficult day. Maybe someone draws a card in the morning and carries those words with them. Maybe someone gives a card to a friend who needs it more than they do. Maybe it creates one tiny ripple of kindness that I will never know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I&#8217;m okay with that<strong>. Actually, I love that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don&#8217;t always get to see where the good we put into the world ends up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years ago, I couldn&#8217;t have known where this little idea would take me. I couldn&#8217;t have imagined all the cards, people, conversations, artwork, lessons, beautiful surprises and hard work that would come along with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I certainly couldn&#8217;t have predicted that ten years later I&#8217;d be standing at the Purple Door, tired to my bones, talking about why I make things that I hope will make someone else feel a little better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still doing the work, still believing in the power of a little encouragement, and still sending a little love out into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So tonight, there isn&#8217;t much fanfare. There is probably going to be a very early bedtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because ten years is something to smile about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to everyone who has bought a card, sent a card, received a card, carried one in your purse, put one on your refrigerator, shared one with a friend, stocked my work in your shop, encouraged me, supported my art, or simply believed in what I was trying to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have been part of these ten years, and I am incredibly grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s to the next little ripple. To more art, more encouragement, more kindness, more love in the mail, and more good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years of Greetings 4 Good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a bad little anniversary at all. \ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2019-Logo-plain.png\" alt=\"a bright green envelope logo with Greetings4Good written on it.\" class=\"wp-image-9155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2019-Logo-plain.png 706w, https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2019-Logo-plain-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/greetings4good.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2019-Logo-plain-600x384.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a little love in every envelope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 10th anniversary of Greetings 4 Good. Ten years. That feels worth saying out loud. There was no big party, no balloons, no champagne, no elaborate anniversary celebration. 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