Old Fashion Hand Written Letters

There is something about a letter that has been hand written. You open it up, you unfold the paper and you see words written in pen. 

Someone who was very dear to me would write me letters, hand-written letters and I would write back.  Whenever I would see his familiar handwriting on an envelope I would get so excited and I would ripe the letter open to read it right away. I would never set it aside to enjoy when I was alone. There were many times that I would read the letters over and over. Each letter was a piece of treasure.


I have always been a simple person so whenever I received a letter, it was like a gift. The person writing took the time to talk to me and write down their inner thoughts and share them with me. What could be better?


The letters would sometimes make me sad and cry but the ones that would make me laugh, roll around in bed, laughing so hard sometimes there would be tears but tears of joy. At times I would feel like I was with them and the time was spent together and the moments were amazing.


History was shared and memories were reminded to each other through these letters. Our lives are written down on paper and though paper fades our words are there and we can still look back on them.


Computers have taken the place of hand written letters. An email can be sent to another in seconds, where as a letter will travel. Think about it! A letter was written in one home and then sent away and arrives in another place over time. Image where it was been, who has touched it and where was it. That in it's self is amazing. It builds excitement knowing that you will walk up to the mail box and not just collect the bills, or junk but you will collect a letter from someone who is important and who has taken the time to write, and share their life with you.

Writing a letter is rarely consider but when you do consider writing your letter by hand  it allows us to go beyond the standard hello's. It may not be brief at times but it brings out more in us, on the events in our lives and the hardships we may go through. As we write, we ponder the details and discuss what is really going on behind the scene in our homes, in our hearts and in our minds. There is tone in the way we write that you cannot get from an email. It does not replace being face to face but it is a close second. You can see a tone in the curves of our writing, the way we pause on paper, on a word and how long a letter is.

Hand written letters can be formal, funny, long and short. When you write a letter you ponder over what you want to say to that person. It could be a letter that you want to cheer them up, make them laugh or it could be letter about something new and exciting in your life. You stare at the blank stationary and for a moment you do not know where to begin. That will sometime last a moment because you recall something meaningful to write about and that is all it takes. Soon your letter is flowing down on paper.


The twists and turns of a letter is more refreshing then an email. Letters are personal, emotional and heart filled. A letter is appreciated and you can never underestimate how that letter being found amidst the bills will mean so much to the person you wrote to. It could what the other person needed to escape a bad day.


A letter maybe old fashion but it carrying so much charm and never really gets old. So, instead of emailing contemplate putting pen to paper and mail your letter. Time is rushed as it is so let's slow things down a bit. A letter will become our history to connect one person to another.

Just think the summer months ahead and you may come upon an opportunity to write a letter while enjoying the outdoors. Enjoy the experience not just for yourself but for the person on the other end of the letter.

Happy writing!

Milky