You've Got Snail Mail is the BlogARhythm Challenge that some bloggers took part in. And it's about time I wrote my post on my experience with this.
With technology taking over communications in the form of email, texting, snapchatting, FB, WhatsApp, Twitter etc, the handwritten note is become a thing of the past. And yet a handwritten note just seems to have that extra touch of personal.
It was truly special sending a handwritten letter to
Pooja who blogs at Second Thoughts First and receiving a one from
Vidya who is going a-musing and collecting smiles on her blog.
The story behind sending the letter:
It took me a while to send off a letter, not because I was lazy or put it on the back burner but because I wanted the letter to mean something for me and I wanted it to be special for Pooja. And I'm so glad that I didn't push myself to simply write a letter but waited for that perfect moment because had I not gone with the flow, I would not have shared a special moment with Pooja.
So on the morning of July 9 I opened up the curtains and the hills took my breath away. And as always I made a quick dive for my camera and captured that moment. Then while taking a short break at work from a rather hectic day, suddenly the words of my letter to Pooja streamed through my head and so I wrote to her that day to share my moment of wonder.
sharing a bit of my letter with all of you
The story behind receiving a letter:
Vidya sent her letter off to me on July 12 and it is still travelling around somewhere in the world. The letter is obviously destined to see the world before it arrives! I'm not surprised as letters to New Zealand often go on a trip around the world. It will eventually get here and it will be fun to see the route it took. Anyway Vidya was kind enough to write me a letter again and emailed it to me some days ago that I was so thrilled to receive and read.
Vidya has such nice handwriting and I felt so connected to her letter as if we've known each other for many many years. So here are some excerpts from Vidya's letter
I had such a smile when I read the paragraph about the festivals and I couldn't help thinking great minds think alike. My daughter was unable to drop by for Raksha Bandhan as she was working so I told my son we would celebrate when she comes over in the future. So true Vidya, what's a little date shifting here and there.
I truly believe that nothing happens by chance and that our paths cross for a reason; sometimes to bring us joy, sometimes to teach us something. Often the reasons are not clear, often unknown. Some paths cross for a fleeting moment and never meet again and some linger for a while longer. - taken from my letter to Pooja.
Pooja and Vidya were not random selections for me and I hope that these connections linger for a long long time.
On a side note, I enjoyed this so much that I've decided to hand write letters to bring in that personal touch and then email them - you know preserve the past yet move with the times.
Have you ever sent or received snail mail? Do share your snail mail stories.
Warm Regards
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