letters from the crushed
The internet is a second home for me. While some people use it to transfer information, I prefer using it to nurture relationships and share real thoughts and emotions.
Natalie has written a little journal encouraging us to share something creative. I’d like to show you couple of places where people come together over their shared feelings and experiences to create something meaningful.
Letters from the crushed allows people to anonymously write to people who have broken their heart. The fragility and honesty of these messages is truly touching.
Dear God is a vehicle for prayer and confession in a society of guilt and shame. And tells us that faithful or not, we all need love, kindness and understanding from one another.
Anonymous Love Letters collects messages of love and longing, and shows how similar we really are in both our highs and lows.
I believe that when you bring together the right balance of elements, you can create something more meaningful than the sum of it’s parts – art. Which is why I consider these places to be works of art, created and shared by many.
Holly Ringland
jo, i love these tidbits you share lovely girl. i was already onto Dear God… but letters absolutely fascinate me so crushed and anonymous are going to be my two new favourite art burrows to fall into.
Kristina K
omg, the dear god one is so depressing..crushed well i think most of us have been there to varing degrees, some more than others..well love letters..lol.. i think i remember what they are..lol.
thanks for sharing jo..:)) k
Karin Taylor
Thank you Jo, for these touching insights… i am surprised that people still cry out to God whomever they deem him/her to be…..with their frustrations and in all their brokenness, there is still this going on….i thought people didn’t do that any more. Life is so hard sometimes, we forget that we are all stumbling ‘round sometimes in the dark, it’s a reminder to me to always try to be listening…..to notice when someone’s down, to hug them, to never feel that i am better than others… to remember those that have helped me, and the enormous solace i’ve found in God myself, he comforted me very early in my childhood…and so i still cry out to him….it’s good to know i am not alone…good to know, very comforting
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks Jo, sharing this kind of thing broadens our awareness and our senses… This is the kind of stimulus package I can really enjoy!
Hugs darls!
PJ Ryan
ta jo ! x
Jessica Tremp
on to my reader with them…thank you
x
StacyLee
Beautiful Jo :) Thanks for sharing xoxo
DeviousLili
*hugs.
Thank you, Sweetpea. Every little bit helps.
Paul McClintock
These are great sites. Even the god one, dispite it being filled with crazies.
Lara Luz
here’s one more for the list postcard confessions
Paul McClintock
Haha… there’s one address to Ron, from Hermione in letters from the crushed.
Karen Cougan
Thank God for Jo….............for such a busy chicky babe you certainly manage to find the best little hangouts…................thanks for the adventure babe
xkc
earthairfire
Thanks, Jo. Be sure to check out the PostSecret project too. It’s been running since 2005, and has some hilarious, and some really disturbing secrets for all to see! They release the secrets in books too – one of my all time favourite coffee table books.
earthairfire
Just saw this one and had to share:
Christopher E...
totally cool, great finds jo :)
Jess Andrews
the hardest part for me to read are the comments on dear god, it’s heart wrenching.
MissMiller
Wow. I’m in total awe.
Jim Marshal
Thanks for the info Jo, I wasn’t aware of any of these sites and I agree wholeheartedly with what you said. Cheers.
Natalie Tyler
Oh … I’m totally sucked in by these. Especially the Anonymous Love Letters … Thanks for posting these Jo, Now I’m going to lose hours ;)