15 Letter Writing Prompts for Connecting With Others
WORDS : CHYKA KEEBAUGH
PHOTOS : LISA ATKINSON + PINTEREST
How are you staying connected to your loved ones?
Not being able to hug, see and ‘catch up’ with friends and family has been so hard for me. I’m a touchy, hand-holding, hug giving mum and I miss it all so much. With Chessie in isolation in NY and BJ living in Melbourne until he can return to college in the US, we have all relied on our phones and tablets more than ever. One of my favourite times of the day is my daily chat with Chessie, and I am so lucky and grateful to have the technology to be able to do it, because haven’t our phones been fantastic? Apps to bring us together quickly, especially facetime, house party and zoom, Instagram feeds full of inspiration, distraction and solidarity, Facebook communities that are helping each other out and creating villages when we physically cant rely on our own. Technology has been amazing at keeping us connected.
What else can we do? We don’t want to spend all day every day, relying on your device. It’s dull; it’s draining and frankly, not very social! So let’s get creative, and communicate with our friends and family in other ways…
Write A SPECIAL letter TO A FAMILY MEMBER
I love receiving letters, not bills or junk mail, I mean real letters! Handwritten, sealed and stamped. And during this isolation, I have found writing them to family members has been so much fun. Adding in an old photo with a quick note, sending them a recipe for them to try or even a colourful collage can brighten someone’s day. Some letter-writing prompts for a special someone in your life are…
Tell a story of your very first memory of them
Share your favourite family recipe
Send a list of your inside jokes
Your favourite TV shows and why you are watching them
Your most favourite thing about them
Seeds from a plant that they can then plant
A paragraph on what always reminds you of them
A collection of family pictures you haven’t seen before
An acrostic poem using their name
A list of questions they can answer and post back
Write out your favourite memory shared
Something about them that makes you feel proud, let them know
Try to come up with a list of places you’ve been together
Record a few ways that you’re radically different
Write out a playlist for them. Bonus points if you send an iTunes gift card for them to purchase the songs with.
Letter prompt ideas via stephanieorefice.net + pictures via pinterest.