"The world doesn't need another website. It doesn't need another app or a network. What it needs is really basic. Simple. Bare-boned & often forgotten in the race to get followers, likes & status. LOVE. Pure, old-fashioned, never-goes-out-of-style love. Ridiculous, oozing, cannot-pack-this-thang-into-140-characters kind of love. Fearless, bold, unstoppable love. And that's where we come in..." -moreloveletters.com
This is the opening statement for an amazing organization that wants to change the world, one love letter at a time. That's right, they plan on making the world a better place with love letters, and it's honestly the most amazing idea I've ever heard.
More Love Letters is a global organization that allows people to nominate someone in their lives who's going through a hardship and could use some extra love, encouragement and support. That's where the letters come in; anyone, including me, can sign up for their email newsletter where you receive a list of the nominated people (usually about 3 or 4) with their story and address. You're then given a date to have your letter full of love mailed by so that the recipient gets this giant bundle of mail from people all over the world showering them with love and support.
Isn't that the greatest idea that you've ever encountered? Honestly. To be able to selflessly show someone that no matter what they're going through, no matter where life is taking them, no matter what they're feeling that there is someone out there in this great big world that is thinking of them and cheering them on and praying for them and just genuinely loving them is so heartwarming and brings tears to my eyes.
Loving others is the simplest thing that you can do in life. As a Christian, it's one of the biggest actions that I'm called to do; as a human being, it's one of the most decent things to do. If you can't go through life loving others and showing generosity and kindness, then what can you expect to receive from the world?
If mail isn't your thing (stamp prices, right?), then they encourage you to just leave "love letters" in random places that you go. That's actually how I found out about this awesome thing; someone had dropped a little note of encouragement in a library cubby during midterms last semester and left their website at the bottom. Best idea ever. They also have campus chapters that get together to write notes and letters and after finding out that we don't have one (according to the website, please correct me if I'm wrong and then get me connected) I submitted a form to bring one to the University of South Carolina.
It honestly makes my entire day better whenever I drop one of my letters into the mail or leave a note somewhere around campus. Just knowing that I have the possibility of changing how someone's day is going, helping someone feel a little more loved, a little bit better about the situation that they're in, or just put a smile on their face for a few seconds makes me happier in the long run.
There's so much going on in this world that can honestly drag you down to the lowest, but if we just spread a little more love around, wouldn't that just make everything better?
If you want to get in on the action, (why wouldn't you, duh), check them out! I promise you won't regret it!
