Stories & Features

Stories, ideas and thoughtful reads about the things we say, the things we leave unsaid, and the moments that matter.

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The Things We Mean to Say
There are things we say easily, happy birthday, thank you, sorry for your loss. But then there are the...
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For When I’m Not Here
A place to leave the words that matter There are times in life when the hardest thing isn’t knowing...
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Writing Isn’t Going Away. It’s Becoming More Important Than Ever.
A recent post by Steven Bartlett on LinkedIn could almost have been written for Very Important Notes. His...
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When Words Break – and When a Note Can Begin to Mend
Most family rifts do not begin with a single, dramatic moment. They begin quietly.With something said...
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Why I’m writing my own eulogy notes
My best friend died recently. I was sad to go to her funeral, of course.But I was even sadder when...
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Real questions, real notes
From a thought to a note People often come to Very Important Notes with thoughts that are unfinished,...
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