Writing Love Letters

“There was a time, not so very long ago, when the only means for communicating love at a distance was through snail-mailed missives.

Unlike spoken declarations of love and desire, our written messages are more permanent records of our emotions. This permanence makes our sentiments feel less temporal, more "real."

We can look back at our love letters – and most of us save them – to recall sweeter times when the going gets tough.

We can use them as a catalyst to help us remember what we once treasured in our lovers and what attracted us to them in the first place.

Revisiting old love letters has sometimes served as the healing balm necessary to revive ailing relationships.

The oldest love letter in known history was written by a woman 5000 years ago and recorded in Indian mythology.

We all might benefit from adopting this ancient tradition and writing love letters of our own to the important people in our lives.

The Vulnerability We Fear

Sometimes the written word scares us. It is the stuff of legal contracts and binding agreements.

In the age of instant messaging, we have grown accustomed to sending brief electronic messages, some of which vanish when read. In contrast, love letters usually are the products of carefully crafted expression, traditionally written on paper.

What We Treasure

Love letters from millennia have survived through the ages, carved into a rock or tied up with ribbons and hidden safely away from prying eyes. Beethoven famously wrote to his anonymous "immortal beloved.

We might all benefit from exposing our emotional selves to the ones we love"

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✨Takeaway: Loved letters can be sent to anyone you care about. It’s a way to let your loved ones know you care about them. Letters are special because they are permanent, and you can keep them longer than any other form of communication. You can also write a card for someone on here through the Holiday card initiative on 7cups!

✨Reflection: What are your thoughts on writing love letters for your loved ones?

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