George Seferis, From Collected Poems; "Memory I" (tr. Edmund Keeley And Philip Sherrard)

George Seferis, from Collected Poems; "Memory I" (tr. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard)

[Text ID: I whispered: memory hurts wherever you touch it,]

Today's the start of Universal Letter Writing Week! 📝

This week encourages us all to pick a pen and paper and write to someone—family, friends, or yourself. You could even write a letter to a complete stranger. It's all up to what makes you comfortable.

How lovely would it be to receive a hand written letter complete with envelope and stamps? I also love collecting used postal stamps.

There is a degree of vulnerability when you put words by hand on a paper in this era of digital printing & IMs/DMs. It can be hard and you might put more effort in making sure your penmanship is eligible. You might even receive a letter written in cursive—an elegant & soul-revealing format. Apps cannot replicate the intimacy a handwritten letter conveys.

"[Letters] have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart; they have all the fire of our passions, they can raise them as much as if the persons themselves were present; they have all the tenderness and delicacy of speech, and sometimes even a boldness of expression beyond it."

- by Heloïse, The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloïse

So start sending some joy & love through writing handwritten letters. ✉️

*letters in today's photo was given to me by my orgmates and friends last 2017*

#universalletterwritingweek #handwrittenletters #writingletters

““When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.” - Abraham Joshua Heschel”

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Book Blogger Hop: Which time of day do you prefer to read: morning, afternoon, or evening?

Book Blogger Hop: Which time of day do you prefer to read: morning, afternoon, or evening?

Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme which begins a Friday of each week & end on a Thursday of the following week. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. This week’s question… Which time of day do you prefer to read: morning, afternoon, or evening? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) I used to read around nighttime a decade ago since I always open a book right…

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   Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, The Hague, 21 July 1882

[text ID: Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me.]