Letters of Thanks
A friend of mine gave me an idea once…it started out as an assignment in college; write a journal entry about my favorite teacher. She decided to create hers in the form of a letter and then send that teacher a copy. I thought, “what a great idea!”, so I did the same thing, with a twist. I decided that I was going to find one person a year and write them a letter and tell them how they changed my life.
One letter that I wrote was to my 3rd grade teacher and her husband (who was the principal). I told them what I remembered most from what they had taught me. Then I forgot about the letter. When I was visiting my parents on vacation one day my mom and I went shopping when I heard my name being shouted throughout the isles. It was my 3rd grade teacher! She came running up to me to say that when she and her husband read my letter it made them both cry and that it was such a nice thing to write.
I have since written to several other teachers and friends to let them know that they have been important in my life. Almost everytime I do it I get something in return — the satisfaction that I let someone important know how they have made my life that much better for knowing them.
— Mia
Posted 27 August 2004