DreamCatcher 2012 Spotlight: The World Needs More Love Letters

What if you filed into a train car on a Monday morning, tired, and more than a little disheartened by the day that hadn't even started yet? You slip into a cold seat, and find a letter addressed to you personally? What if right at that moment, the declaration that you're okay, and more than okay, spectacular, lay etched on the paper, a memento to cherish from a stranger who totally gets you? That is what the folks at The World Needs More Love Letters have in mind with their movement to get everyday people unplugged from the bustle of social networking, and smudged with ink as they pen smiles to strangers.

I really wanted to find a penpal this year. Someone I didn't know, who I could actually take the time out to buy beautiful stationary, dreamy stamps, and send them something special. No sooner had I tweeted: 'Penpal Wanted' on Twitter, I suddenly glanced at someone else's tweet highlighting a link to: The World Needs More Love Letters. Although, TWNMLL's does not specialize in matching people with a writing buddy, they focus on something all the more extraordinary. A letter writing movement of love between strangers.

The World Needs More Love Letters is a movement created by Hannah Brencher, a young woman who began writing letters to strangers on the train with hopes to brighten their day, and find some encouragement for her own. Over 2,000+ love letters later, Hannah has created a lovely hub of letter writing love exchanged, posted, and left in random places to send a smile to an unsuspecting stranger. The folks at TWNMLL's encourage you to write random letters, and slip them in places for other dreamers to find. Or subscribe to their Love Letter Alert List which showcases specific people who need some love folded into an envelope and sent in a bundle to brighten their day. If you know of someone in your life who's day would be brightened by a friendly letter from a stranger, you can also fill out their 'Request A Love Letter' (scroll to the bottom of the page) form to add them to the queue. 

I feel as if I have 'chanced upon' one of the most glorious spots on the internet. Think of the opportunity this presents to really act out the love of Christ by sending something lovely to a person you don't even know. It's like gaining a new connection to the people around you, and being a part of something that is actually building people up one letter at a time. This is exactly the kind of awesomeness that living a 'Forelsket' life represents! I'm honored to send out my first letter to TWNMLL's so that it can brighten the day of this month's recipient. I also can't wait to get creative and leave little snips of endorphin charged sunlight around the city (I see a trip to The Strand coming in the future, wink wink.)

I encourage you all to visit The World Needs More Love Letters, explore the background, and discover how you can get involved.