Chris Barker has developed an interesting ritual in 2014: Every day since Jan. 1, he has addressed one of his collection of vintage postcards, found a new backdrop, and taken a photo of the postcard before dropping it into the mail.

It was an idea to provide one daily random act of inspiration for another person by sending them a handwritten postcard with a thoughtful and empowering quote.

In this age of emails, cell phones, and Facebook it seems that sending postcards is becoming a lost art. This is not the case for 26-year-old Chris Barker.

When was the last time you found a postcard in your mailbox? So far so good. But when was the last time you received a postcard from a stranger?? Chances are it may happen soon…