8th Feb 2013 (I know, this is a delayed posting...)

Isn’t life funny? I’d had the idea for something along the lines of ‘100 letters’ going around in my head for several months without taking any action, so much so that if you read my introductory post you’ll have read how I actually destroyed several examples of letters that I received literally just weeks before setting up this blog; needless to say, a move that doesn’t feel so smart in hindsight… But anyway, I did it, I got online and through this blog I launched my appeal for examples of real life, heartfelt human communication.

However, due to a combination of slight uncertainty and sheer life business I hadn’t actually got around to advertising this or widening my appeal in any way. Therefore you can imagine my surprise when 4 days later I arrived home to find a letter waiting for me.

I should point out that it was not a letter from a complete stranger, nor was it a letter from anyone aware of this project; it was a letter from a friend; a friend with whom things have been more than a little strained over the past 6 months or so. And yet there it was, a letter that I was not expecting at all and which meant more to me than I was expecting. Perhaps this is explained in part by the fact that I was subconsciously seeking some kind of sign? A sign that I alone don’t value letters? Who knows? I almost certainly shouldn’t take it as a sign, and I certainly shouldn’t be looking for signs.

I guess it was what it was; a letter from a friend that I enjoyed receiving and enjoyed reading. I think sometimes that is enough.