I decided the recipient of my letter should be someone who I haven't had much contact with over the past year or so, especially through text messaging and/or Facebook.
It took only a couple of minutes before my favorite teacher popped into my head. He was one of my college instructors while I was going through school to become a broadcast journalist and he was AMAZING! Jim was always supportive, kind, patient, and funny. He and I developed a very nice bond over my three years in school and we kept in contact even when I moved from Ontario to BC.
Unfortunately, life gets busy and distance does its thing and we haven't spoken in awhile.
So, I put my pen to paper and wrote him! It was important to me to use the opportunity that had
presented itself and make the letter mean something. I didn't want it to just be a "Hey! How's it going?" So instead, I focused on how he has positively impacted my life, expressing gratitude.
The recipient of that letter will remain a secret. (They may read this and I want it to be a surprise!)
I can honestly say that I am getting way more in return from this "kindness bootcamp" than what I am giving. The response from my family, friends, co-workers, even strangers has been overwhelming and I am finding myself walking around with a goofy grin on my face since it started. In fact, a woman whom I have never met reached out to me on Facebook yesterday and told me that my blog has inspired her to start her own! You can read it here.
PS: This particular challenge made me realize how bad my handwriting has gotten. I used to have the nicest handwriting! I'm not going to lie, I went through a couple drafts of my letter until I felt it looked OK to send.PPS: I discovered there is a mailbox right by my apartment! I had always driven around looking for
one! BONUS!
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