I think the greatest writing practice I had was writing letters of encouragement and advice to my friends.

Wherever I went, I carried with me stationery, envelopes and postcards. Whenever I had a few moments, between meetings or when riding a train, I would write words of encouragement to friends and fellow members in the short time I had.

I would think long and hard what approach I should take to best bring hope, inspiration and renewed energy to the person I was writing to. When I lifted my pen and moved it across the paper, I wrote with all my concentration, wanting to touch them with my very life and being.