I write a letter every day

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😇 How old are you? 22
📝 What are you studying? I just finished studying English Literature at the University of Exeter. But we are students for life, and I hope that I will continue learning even though I am out of structured education.

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0:00 Intro
0:49 Why I Write Letters
3:37 What Actually IS a Letter?
4:52 Who do I write to?
7:46 Writing letters to your future self
9:45 What do I include in letters?
11:48 Why are letters important historically?
12:30 Why you should start writing letters
13:01 Write a letter with me

[cinnamonteeth]

I have a notebook titled "Things I'll never say out loud" and it's just full of letters when I'm mad at someone, when I have a crush on someone, etc

[hannahdigitals]

I started writing letters to my friends after we all moved away to different colleges, they are such a high quality form of communication, I love doing it. It’s like sending someone a page from your journal, it’s really meaningful to re-read them later

[aneliyahiddleston]

I love writing letters to my internet friends, like we've never even met each other in real life, but we can physically hold the same piece of paper though in different periods of time, that is just so magical

[Olivia-kdzt]

I’ve used FutureMe for a good 3/4 years now! Every New Year’s Eve I write one to myself to open the following year, and so each year I get to read a letter from my past self, see what’s changed and write one to myself in a years time. Lovely to see what questions I had for myself, what my priorities were at that time and reflect on the past year and what I want to happen in the year to come!🌟

[jamesnoonan]

The letter “R” in Ruby’s study space. Legendary.

I once tried to write a letter in Russian to Victoria Komova after the 2012 olympics and told her I wished her well, and Dementiava and all her teammates, and had it address to the Itsentre Gymnastica (Gymnastics Center) in Russia with postage paid and everything but then I chickened out and didn’t send it. Komova tripped over a broom and her career was over shortly after this. I think this is like the butterfly effect or chaos theory type thinking or something like that, but I wonder if she would have gotten that mail.

[maria_bernadina]

When im on vacation i always make sure to send my grandma a postcard. I put as much information on the paper as i can, tell her what im doing, eating, the weather and what not. There's something wonderful about describing my adventures on paper while being "in the moment". Last week she told me how fond she was of my letters, because it showed her i thought about her on my travels <3

[sofibenzo]

Dear Ruby,
your soul is SO PURE!
I recently sent my first letter for a friend who lives in the US, I live in Argentina and being able to connect in some way besides social media is just remarkable.

Thank you for inspiring us with your videos. I really adore your new kind of content ❤️

[khalilahd.]

I love that you have a passion for such a beautiful art form! I have a few friends in Korea and we’ve been writing letters back and forth for 3 years. It’s always heartwarming to see a new letter from her each month 💜

[dodiwozniak]

I had over 150 penpals, from all over the world, when I was a teenager. 50 years later I am still writing to several of them. My best friend is my penpal, Susan and I treasure her letters. We write something to each other every day and mail a large tome when we receive the other’s letter. Then we begin again. It is so much better than writing in a diary because we get a response. Ruby, you remind me of myself at your age. I love your videos. From a 65 yr old lady from, the USA.

[lesliegraham]

I am 60 years old now and i grew up writing letters to my best friend who moved away after highschool. There was nothing more exciting than seeing a letter in my mailbox from her. I have not experienced that feeling since. Texts and emails just don't cut it. Thanks for this video Ruby.

[dhanushi_p]

I love writing and receiving letters, most of my letter writing friends are all over the world and sometimes it takes months to receive a letter😅 but it's so lovely to receive something in the post and as you say, read about moments that were preserved in writing within those letters❤

[pleatedskirt]

Thank you for sharing this with us. Two things, you don't need to use an envelope, you can just fold the writing paper and seal it - there are several good YouTube instructions. Secondly, do you know about the hand written letter appreciation society? Please, do carry on hand writing and illustrating, it is so lovely to see in this busy and hectic instant society we are forced to dwell in.

[TheQuirkyReadingCouple]

Letter writing is amazing, I love it so much. My friend recently migrated to Slovakia (from the Netherlands) and we keep in touch through email, text and other things, but also letter writing.

[vkohlt]

I can’t believe you’re talking about futureme! This website has been a huge part of my life. My friend introduced it to me a long time ago and we wrote a few letters to each other in the past. The last one I got from him was three years after his death. I had no idea this letter was sent, and I cannot put into words how surreal that felt. I could hardly believe it was real. It’s one of my most precious memories that I’ll never forget. Now I only use futureme to write future letters to myself. I have a little tradition. Every last or first day of the year I’ll write a letter of everything I accomplished and that I’m proud of, and everything I hope to achieve for the following year. I just wrote one a few days ago. :)

[emmetarot]

I’ve developed some really special friendships through letter writing. Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring video!

[DB-cxcb]

You are a new fond treasure. I’m 72 years of age and listening to your topic of writing is so delightful. As a young boy watching my mother write to her siblings was the only way to communicate. She had brothers and sisters totally seven. We were very a poor family and she couldn’t afford at that time the cost off long distance calls. So her letters were multiple pages depending on which family member. One favorite sister might be eight to ten pages in length. See let me practice my reading comprehension to read them as a child. Some were not permitted for adult content. But as the year’s passed and one by one of their passing Mom continued with those who were alive. It was a delightful experience to read their correspondence. Oh the stories they would share, as if I were living in their homes. We always had family reunions once a year, since most were in different states, and when attending You felt very much caught up on every aunt, uncle and cousins, with the letters that constantly were being sent. They have all passed away, but those letters were part of my past and memories that will last forever.
You have reminded me of the cherished memories of my youth. I have enjoyed listening to your in-depth knowledge of the subject. Keep up the wonderful education to all who need to reach out and connect with others.

[thedifferent]

When I was younger, my mom and I would write letters ✉️ to each other whenever I got in trouble and didn't know how to apologize ❤ She'd always remind me how much she loved me 😊

I LOVED this video. Happy to have discovered your channel this week 💗

[allengrantham]

Letters are some of the most influential literature in history. See the letters of Paul in the New Testament.
You mentioned a World War II poet. Hugh Lofting was a British soldier in World War I, who wrote letters to his children in which he made up stories. They were published after the war as the Doctor Dolittle series. They were very popular for decades afterwards.

[katarzynamolendys]

You really managed to capture all the amazing and unique things about letters that make this form of writing so special for me and that I couldn't form into coherent thoughts, not to mention words myself. Thank you!

[nightowl]

Thank you so much for this video! I had a tough day and it reminded me again that simple things like letter writing can have such a huge impact and incredible beauty! Small things like these make life worth living.