a lot of my internship is having conversation after conversation after event after conversation after eating after going for runs after conversation after coffee after a walk after conversation.... etc...
and i love it.
a couple weeks ago a friend and i decided to make a verbal list of things that are good for the soul.
then, later that night, on my 20 minute drive home after dropping her off, i realized i have the memory of a goldfish.
thus, beginning this series: Things Good For The Soul.
(written forever on the internet)
and i love it.
a couple weeks ago a friend and i decided to make a verbal list of things that are good for the soul.
then, later that night, on my 20 minute drive home after dropping her off, i realized i have the memory of a goldfish.
thus, beginning this series: Things Good For The Soul.
(written forever on the internet)
i don't know if it's just me, but seeing my name hand written on an envelope amongst the printed junk mail makes any day 100.8% better.
ever since leaving washington for college i have been a huge fan, and advocate for letter writing. it helps me keep a sense of personality to what you say. seeing someone else's handwriting helps me connect it to a person, rather than a machine. while i was in school i feel like most of the letters i wrote came in waves--during the summer, or breaks. but now that i'm in my internship i find it to be a part of my monthly routine. a lot of my friends are on younglife staff, or other internships, or still in school, or something exciting and hand written letters desiccating what has encouraged them, or has been overwhelmingly hard, or just a note that says 'i know we just talked on the phone, but i want to say hey again,' or a 'remember me' message, or a simple 'you're great' are my favorite things to read.
it helps me.
last year, i chose to write a couple anonymous letters telling complete strangers across the world that they were doing great. because i know how much i love getting those, i assume other people do too. (so if you're the rare person who hates them, let me know, and i'll be sure to send you something else, or nothing at all) but these people sign up to teach at a university 12 time zones away, in a country that doesn't allow grace. they sign up to join a small team and love the campus' they are placed in. this year, as i get ready to write a couple more and send them off, i'm excited to ask questions about their time in China, and spend some time hoping for a letter back.
--if you have, or know someone that has spent time teaching abroad, i would love to hear about it!
it's easy to communicate with the people around us. it's easy to pick up our phones and send a text or spend a few minutes on the phone. it's easy to forget about those we don't see regularly. and i think the abundance, and accessibility of technology makes us appreciate a handwritten letter more. carving out time to sit down, and write out the things that are on their minds and sending it to a post office to me, is a surprise. a great surprise.
try to take the time out of your day to write a letter. it doesn't have to be long. it can just be one word. you don't have to sign your name. but if you do, you might get a letter back. but if you don't, that's okay.
(if you don't know anyone to send it to, send it to me!)
ever since leaving washington for college i have been a huge fan, and advocate for letter writing. it helps me keep a sense of personality to what you say. seeing someone else's handwriting helps me connect it to a person, rather than a machine. while i was in school i feel like most of the letters i wrote came in waves--during the summer, or breaks. but now that i'm in my internship i find it to be a part of my monthly routine. a lot of my friends are on younglife staff, or other internships, or still in school, or something exciting and hand written letters desiccating what has encouraged them, or has been overwhelmingly hard, or just a note that says 'i know we just talked on the phone, but i want to say hey again,' or a 'remember me' message, or a simple 'you're great' are my favorite things to read.
it helps me.
last year, i chose to write a couple anonymous letters telling complete strangers across the world that they were doing great. because i know how much i love getting those, i assume other people do too. (so if you're the rare person who hates them, let me know, and i'll be sure to send you something else, or nothing at all) but these people sign up to teach at a university 12 time zones away, in a country that doesn't allow grace. they sign up to join a small team and love the campus' they are placed in. this year, as i get ready to write a couple more and send them off, i'm excited to ask questions about their time in China, and spend some time hoping for a letter back.
--if you have, or know someone that has spent time teaching abroad, i would love to hear about it!
it's easy to communicate with the people around us. it's easy to pick up our phones and send a text or spend a few minutes on the phone. it's easy to forget about those we don't see regularly. and i think the abundance, and accessibility of technology makes us appreciate a handwritten letter more. carving out time to sit down, and write out the things that are on their minds and sending it to a post office to me, is a surprise. a great surprise.
try to take the time out of your day to write a letter. it doesn't have to be long. it can just be one word. you don't have to sign your name. but if you do, you might get a letter back. but if you don't, that's okay.
(if you don't know anyone to send it to, send it to me!)