Letters From Strangers

A while ago (when I still used StumbleUpon), I stumbled upon this one site that seemed to awesome to me. It's called Letters From Strangers. I don't know how she came up with this idea, but it struck a chord with me, and I absolutely love it. It's a fantastic idea, and I sent in a few letters. After a month or so with nothing back, the site slipped from my mind. Then one day almost a year later, I received a letter in the mail from a strange address. I flipped it over, and on the back was the link to the website. I immediately got very excited, and I opened the letter. Inside was a quote I had heard hundreds of times, but never paid any attention to. It was good advice, but I never took it to heart. Not until I read that letter. Seeing that quote in print, written by a stranger, and being in kind of a hard place anyway totally opened my eyes. I took the advice to heart. It's amazing what just a letter of encouragement will do to a hungry soul. So I sent in another letter. Since it took so long to get one back, I'm not expecting replies any time soon, but I know it'll be an awesome experience when I do get another one back.

I decided to check the site again today. I hadn't been there in a few weeks, and wanted to see the new letters. When I scrolled down a little bit, I saw this. I drew that picture and wrote that letter over a year ago. Seeing it on the site, however, totally made my day. I had forgotten about it, but it makes me happy to see it again.