The Library of Notes
These stories sit quietly in the library of Very Important Notes. Some may help you think. Some may help you remember. Some may help you find the words you were looking for.
A place to leave the words that matter
There are times in life when the hardest thing isn’t knowing...
A recent post by Steven Bartlett on LinkedIn could almost have been written for Very Important Notes.
His...
Most family rifts do not begin with a single, dramatic moment.
They begin quietly.With something said...
My best friend died recently.
I was sad to go to her funeral, of course.But I was even sadder when...
From a thought to a note
People often come to Very Important Notes with thoughts that are unfinished,...
The notes people don’t realise they’re writing
Until they start
Not every important note is about...
A simple guide to doing it properly
A Will does not have to be complicated or expensive. Many people...
A straightforward guide, plus a basic draft you can use.
Many people put off writing a Will because...
There are times in life when we see someone almost every day. A friend from school. A colleague who made...
It is astonishing how quickly something tiny can grow legs. A throwaway remark, a poorly timed message,...
Little collections that become tiny treasures, and how they inspire the notes we one day write
There...
There are moments that split life into a before and an after. You do not realise they are coming, because...
There are moments that split life into a before and an after. You do not realise they are coming, because...
There are moments we never imagine writing about, moments we think belong to other people’s stories....
There is something about the turn of the year that makes us all pause for a moment. We look back at what...
There are moments in life when music becomes more than background sound. A song plays, and suddenly we...
Your Very Important Notes Board: A Place to Keep the Things That Matter
So much of life goes by quietly....
The Hardest Words to Find, and the Gentle Gift of Leaving Notes
I recently read a book called The Light...
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