Snail mail

Do you remember when you'd take a pen, paper, and actually write letters to people? Then pop it in an envelope, slap a stamp on it, the drop it in the mailbox? Sure we still mail things sometimes. Rebates. Bills. And people still mail us. Utility companies. Bill collectors. Credit card companies. I think we've become desensitized to mail. We're so used to the snail mail being a request for payment that we hardly look at it. So imagine my surprise when I had a real snail mail letter yesterday!

My good friend, whom I usually converse with through email, blog, or cell phone, actually sent me a letter via snail mail yesterday. She took time out of her busy schedule to sit down with pen and paper and sent me a 6 page honest to goodness letter! Ok, so some of it I already knew because I read her blog. That's not the point. The point is it came in the mail. She helped to keep the economy going in several cities by having mail for the postal workers to sort and deliver.

So here's my suggestion. If you love someone and you want to show it, give them a warm fuzzy by sending them a snail mail letter. It doesn't even matter what you write. (We used to write letters to each other that rambled on about nothing...as a matter of fact, that was our goal!) Tell them a story. Write about something that happened to you or that you're looking forward to happening. Write about nothing. (Seinfeld would be so proud!) Just get out the pen, paper, and have at it! It will only cost you a little bit of time and 42 cents (or if you have it, a forever stamp). They'll be glad you did!