This being the final Friday of the month means it’s time for We Are the World Blogfest, a day for promoting positive news.
Co-hosting the project this month, the 36th edition, are: Sylvia McGrath, Susan Scott, Shilpa Garg, Damyanti Biswas, and Belinda Witzenhausen. Do check out their posts, along with everyone else participating, and feel free to join us here,
While this may seem a bit unsubstantial for a #WATWB share, I find it delightful and therefore it meets my own personal criteria.
I’m convinced the world is a better place because of love letters, and that we should all write more of them. I’m on a mission to promote the widespread exchange of love letters, and in fact I’m playing in #the100DayProject with my project #MailstreamMojo. I decided the time of global sequestering was a perfect invitation, and for the last 81 days I’ve created a small piece of art which I’m mailing out into the world with a little love note.
So this delightful story of a 4-year old using a typewriter to create love notes makes my heart explode with happiness.
Seriously how can you not want to be a Lava Girl or an Electric Rattlesnake with Fire?! Oh the brilliant imagination of littles – it gives me great hope for the future.
I certainly believe we could do a far better job in our world living as heart-centered beings devoted to loving-kindness. Can you imagine how different everything might look under the pervasive expression of love and appreciation?
What would it be like to be more generous with our love? Doesn’t everyone deserve a little reminder they are seen and recognized, loved and appreciated? I personally am having such fun with my own snail mail love letter project. It’s a delight to say thank you to people for their friendship and support, and for being who they are.
Of course you don’t HAVE to send a note – you can use email or text and spread your love that way. But seriously, I definitely award extra points for sending love letters through the mail. Just think of all those love vibrations mixing it up with the stream of junk mail and bills. Think of love letters energetically lightening up the conveyor belts in post offices across the world sending little sparks of love into machinery. Do you suppose the mail carrier’s bag is a little happier when it has a stack of love letters nestled amidst its load? Well, perhaps you can’t imagine that, but you no doubt you can imagine the delight of receiving a note.
Marcus Aurelius counseled: “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” I certainly believe that’s true and I want mine colored in love.
What about you? Inspired to send a love letter? What color is your soul wearing today? Do tell – you know I love to hear.
Henry is a hoot. What a fun way to make the world a better place. I love this
Indeed Ally!
I think I’ll try to send more letters and cards. I go through periods where I do so, and my friends seem to appreciate them. It’s always nice to get something besides a bill!
Such a simple thing can be such a positive point in someone’s day. And it certainly beats only having a boxful of bills and junk mail. 🙂
O Henry! What a delightful character! Thanks Deborah, this brought a smile to me 🙂 There’s nothing more wonderful than receiving a handwritten note and also in writing one on lovely note paper or a special card. Have a lovely weekend and thank you for this #WATWB post 🙂
Henry is a delight isn’t he? And I totally agree – there are gifts in receiving a note and in writing one. It’s probably my love of paper that has kept me true to my correspondence roots, and I’d be hard pressed to give it up. 🙂
Hi Deborah – perfect for #WATWB … it was one of the things I did for my Ma – three times a year I sent an update, and asked for family and friends to write back … they were pretty good – we had ‘acres’ of cards and notes … it really made her time easier. But how great for 4 year old Henry to do so … and an excellent project for the children … wonderful ! Take care – Hilary
What a lovely thing to have done for your mother Hilary, and I’m sure it was a feel-good thing for everyone involved as well.
It delights me Henry is getting such an early start on his connection and communication skills – may they always serve and delight him.
Aww! This is so lovely!
Isn’t it?! And thanks for stopping by Damyanti,
What a fabulous idea. I agree Deborah – love letters are missing in today’s world. Email and texts just don’t have the same impact as a letter you can hold in your hands and read again and again.
Love letters may be old school/old technology, but they’ll always have a place in my heart and life, and I so hope to encourage others to embrace them as well. Henry’s story gives me such hope and delight.
YES!! SNAIL MAIL…and Deborah, I am very grateful to you for yours. They always arrive at just the right moment… YES…LOVE IS ALL THERE IS! I’m on it!!!
Snail Mail forever – Love Letters Linger. I think we have a manifesto there Vicki. 🙂 And it’s always a delight to visit your mailbox.
Such a beautiful story. I am an analog girl, preferring a fountain pen to write a real handwritten letter instead of just emails. Sadly, I find more and more that other than for family I don’t write real letters as often as I did, maybe it’s time to correct that! Thanks so much for sharing this perfect story and for being a part of #WATWB! Have a great week! Stay safe and be well! 🙂
Oh Belinda – a fountain pen user! You make my heart sing. Let me encourage you to put more of that out into the mailstream. 🙂 And stay safe and well.
Thanks for sharing this heartwarming story! I loved reading about 4-year-old electric rattlesnake with fire typing letters! How great that someone got him a typewriter! Thinking back on yesteryear, writing and receiving letters was a high point — I still have box upon box of old letters to friends and family, that mark events of my life. Somehow, e-mail just isn’t the same.
Our little rattlesnake with fire friend is such an inspiration and delight isn’t he? A knowing there are boxes filled with letters in the world makes my heart smile as well.
Such an inspirational post! Let me send you lots of love on your birthday, dear Deborah. According to FB, that is today (?) . Plus as always, a big hug! XxX
Thanks for stopping by Patty and for the wonderful birthday wishes. Sending hugs back to you as well.