BOOKS: Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life

OK, if I write a taller t with a bold cross stroke closer to the top my life will change for the better and I will be much more successful and all in short order to boot. Well__ according to Vimala Rodgers, author of, Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life. I was given this book by someone who knew, “I liked books,” and thought it would be the perfect gift. When I received it I immediately thought: “regift it.” But since, “I like books,” I decided to read it as it is not very long a mere 176 pages, which is child’s play for a librarian who is used to War and Peace and Les Miserables. Hey, Crime and Punishment is light beach reading for me. According to Vimala changing my handwriting will change my cognitive process as it rewires my brain for success. This seemed plausible to me since I have always secretly suspected that people with sloppy handwriting were poor housekeepers or that they were the type who left fast food trash in their cars. So I decided to give it a try. Now Vimala doesn’t demand any Spencarian harsh discipline. She takes a nicer tact, holding the carrot of self- improvement out in front of the student as motivation. No raps on the knuckles with a ruler. And the thing is that Vimala presents her handwriting improvement course in a convincing way__hundreds of people swear that it works. So I admit I have started to make a bolder t. I am awaiting results as my brain is rewired. If successful I will move on to the next letter most likely a p with a fancy squiggle inside. The p is the letter of self-love. If I make one correctly I will love myself better. Hmm. Now there are other factors at play, such as the slant of the letter, its boldness, and its size. Vimala says if a I write small I will never feel comfortable in a mansion, but quite frankly I want to feel comfortable in a mansion, so I have been writing everything since in 72 pt. type. What type of font is used? The Vimala Alphabet. The question immediately arouse if I write like Vamala won’t I be just like Vimala. She says no, “no two prima ballerina dance quite the same.” Reassuring. All kidding aside, I have to say I recommend this book just for the reason that it has improved my handwriting, if it can improve my success too that’s icing on the cake. So I am now waiting for results, but an uneasy thought has crept in, what if I had happened to write in Chinese characters.