one million lovely letters

That moment when you are so down like you have never been in your life yet. And you walk into a bookshop on your way home. After loosing hope to find a book that will fit your current mood you find something that not only will fit your mood, reflect what you are going through but it also will seem like the author is your long lost twin sister that somehow was born and raised in England. Jodi Ann Bickley may not going through the exact same things in her life, her struggles in life are much harder and serious. But emotions people feel in their chest are the same. The book found me (that is what I prefer to think) at the perfect timing, because if I read it couple of years ago I would't relate to it as much as I did. Her uplifting true story called 'One million lovely letters' which is also the name of her online project. This project is about writing to people who need a letter to remind that they are not alone in what they are going through in life, say how special they are and just make a little bit difference in their mood at a very important period in their life. Jodi wants to reach one million mark. The project is still in process. It saved her life, changed for better and she believes it makes changes in others' lives too. I didn't write to her, or received a letter from her. But her book was enough to make me feel better and put a smile on my face. Cover photo on the inside reflects some letters she have sent to people. I picked this one for myself:

Here are the parts of the book I found myself in:

To Kill A Mockingbird

It is a big pleasure at last to reach the book you wanted to read for a long time. And it is a bigger pleasure when the book apeears to be delightful. This time it was 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. It's been awhile since I have read a book like this one. It reminded me the books from my childhood: kind, warm, cozy atmosphere that teaches you a lot. Unfortunately we don't understand the message quite well when we are kids. So I highly recomment to re-read it as an adult to get the whole story in details and more clearly, because it is definitely worthy. There is the whole point of mockingbird that unfolds in front of you throughout the whole book. It is impossible to put it into few words or sentences. The feeling after the reading is hope and joy. Hope for a better life, for better people, for better world. Joy because you start believe that you can be a better person. The way that a little girl understand the world and interperts it is amazing. You remember yourself as a kid and your fears, games, happiness, tastes come to your mind. Doesn't it worth to go back in time and feel yourself a child reading 20th century american classic novel?

'To Kill A Mockingbird' delivers some important messages. Let me put them into quotes from the book:

"As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men evry day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine family he comes from, that white man is trash."

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it"