So today, Saturday, October 26th, 2013 I am issuing into effect, my very own Letter Writing Revolution and I want all of YOU to join me!
I had tons of pen pals as a kid (thanks Tiger Beat magazine!) and loved
it. It was so cool to write to a girl my age over in Spain, Italy or
California. My mom had pen pals when she was a kid too so it was cool to
take on the same hobby. As I grew older, the letters eventually
stopped. Busier school and social lives I'm sure were the causes but
also, the internet. Instant messaging (AIM anyone?) took over.
Especially if you were cool enough to have a screen name like
xXxGothGirlxXx.
IMs made way for chat rooms and eventually LiveJournal and Xanga. From
those spawned MySpace and now we have Facebook. Not to mention 50 other
social media sites that no one has time for.
Now don't get me wrong, I think Facebook and other social media can be
an incredible tool! It can connect long lost friends or family members
or reconnect old high school friends. It's especially a valuable tool
for bloggers like myself.
Yet, Facebook has a down side. It has us more connected than ever before
and somehow completely disconnected. Rather than call someone and see
how they've been, you can simply "like" their status about a new job or a
delicious lunch.
I think we need to REALLY reconnect with people by handwriting letters to them.
Let's do this together and start a Letter Writing Revolution!
I don't want to bog this down with "rules" but if you'd like to join me
on this, comment below. To make this awesome, feel free to share across
the internet! Yes, we're going to use social media to our advantage!
It's quick and effective. Share this post through Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest, Instagram, or Google+...or all of the above. Let's make this a
big, beautiful movement. Use the hashtag (oh boy I hate hashtags but
let's do this!) #LetterWritingRevolution to help organize our progress!
I'm going to share on my personal Facebook page with my friends and
family to find more people to write to. I'm open to write to anyone! New
friends, old friends, strangers, family members, bloggers, soldiers,
children and people all across the globe!
Feel free to write postcards instead. Start small if you have to. I also encourage you to get involved with PostCrossing! It's an awesome organization that basically keeps track of postcard penpals. I wrote a little about it here.
What are you waiting for? Dust off the envelopes, grab a pen and start
writing! Let's make this so huge and fabulous that the USPS is taken by
surprise!
May your hand not cramp until the 2nd page (or paragraph. I know, it's been a while).
So tell me, who will you write to first? Who do you think will write back?
Till next time,
Megan
