*****THE POWER OF "LOVE" LETTERS (WORDS)********

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The power of writing​ (letters) is second only to the power of talking (speech). Writing has a unique feature that speech lacks in that it immortalizes words as it encapsulates its power. Words, a language of thought can be expressed visually, audibly and perhaps can transcend traditional methods. "Sometimes we actually know what someone else is thinking." Reading a mind, involves the same sequence of skills as reading a book. Mind reading is simply translating thoughts or words without sight or sound. Cavemen very likely communicated without language. The hieroglyphics in caves represented writing in its earliest form. Our history has been captured by writers through words and pictures. Words bring structure to life. All words, whether recorded on paper or etched in stone perpetuates thought and history.  History is listed through the passion of  literature.

Writing is a natural expression of existence. Similar to any other feeling or emotion, writing is the substance of a type of energy we often underestimate. Before there was language; gestures, images and other forms of communication ruled the day. Today's audible language works through spoken words just as sign language works through visual cues. Is this why the Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue? Communication requires working tools to function at full duplex (back and forth). The main tool needed for this are words, and words can be made to work for us or be weaponized against us. Gossip and spoken words, whether accepted or ostracized can be quickly spread without scrutiny and easily misapplied. Written words are not as intrusive; we can't hear them and they cannot be forced on us. Written words do not assault us visually as live or recorded images do with our sensory faculties. The reading process involves making a optional decision to exercise a learned skill. We can elect to be willfully blind, apathetic or informed just by reading. Written words cannot change their meaning and initially require more mental energy to absorb and understand then spoken words. Hearing does not require attentive listening, but reading always involves the mental effort of deciphering thought conveyed through text. The procedure starts with an arrangement of letters, and the words they form. The words arranged in structures called sentences form thoughts. The thoughts form a projected thesis, a comparable logical antithesis and a settled synthesis. This is how we get thought to make sense to us. Written or spoken words always mean exactly what they "do" not necessarily what they "say." Contrary to popular beliefs words can not be interpreted! Words have definitions not interpretations. Words are the tools for the interpretation of thoughts and intents. THE POWER OF WORDS MAY BE SIMPLY DESCRIBED AS: THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO! It's their effect, especially when written, that establishes their power to connect us all together, both readers and writers.

The "gift of literacy" is special! This is a form of communication that is as powerful as any direct personal contact or conversation. There are many non-verbal forms of communication that we fail to acknowledge and practice. Our survival may not depend upon reading and writing, but in this society it is a big part of our self determination. The power of the written word rivals the power of spoken words in one way, "its has the power of permanency!" It's tangible form (wherever it is and whatever it is on) sustains "its message." Words in and of themselves when arranged or grouped properly have a spiritual dimension to them. After all Jesus said the words that he spoke unto us they are spirit and they are life. Love letters are similar and have the power to affect not only the intended recipient of the letter but also everyone who reads it. We are sharing a personal romantic letter, written in the power and spirit of romance. Although it is somewhat redacted it serves as an example of the power of words contained within a letter. A well written letter has the power to alter consciousness, liberate people, heal and rebuke spirits. Just read your Bible, your constitution or your declaration of independence. The passion of love mingled with literacy has no limits.

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THE LETTER

THE WHITE WRITINGS CONTAINS THE LETTER. PINK PARENTHESIS ARE COMMENTS & FOOTNOTES. 
​Dear Husband/Wife,
Writing you allows me to capture the passion of my feelings in words. This is the best way of reflecting upon and retaining our intimate emotional experiences. My love often loses its patience and grows tired of waiting for my "sporadic" moments of expression. (There are too many times that our heads fail to say what our hearts put on our mind.)  Suppressed words and emotions bottled up inside of me need more then a spontaneous session of intimacy to dissolve. Such yearning can only be temporarily relieved during the explosive intensity of intimate physical passion. The experiences we've exchanged and shared are mired in recollections that should never be lost! I often find them floating about and mixed-up with volumes of spoken words. How many of these precious memories can we store in our minds? (It is only what we intentionally capture that we can be sure of properly preserving.) The images seared in my memory of our bodies in perfect harmony tempt me to relive those encounters again and again. More and more I realize that it is the quality of what we produce that makes it worth remembering. My love, I'm so happy that we've discovered the value of making art rather then just appreciating it. The lingering love we make today does not compare to the shallow sensual sex of the past. (Growing and maturing is a life long all encompassing experience. We should expect it in our careers, relationships, sex lives and thinking.)  Since we have learned this valuable lesson in time let's make and record our words for the world. As we grow from crude painters to artists, let's rediscover out brushes, paint and canvass in new ways both erotic and exotic. There is no limit to the beauty our bodies can capture. (Thoughts can become things when we continue to proclaim them!) While we're practicing making memories I have some ideas for a blockbuster. Do such thoughts excite you? I like the idea of using words to rekindle warm feelings. Fondling such thought arouses many delicate sensations. (The practice of proclaiming words describing any aspect of life actually assists in creating that action into life. Thoughts about feelings recreate those selfsame feelings.) I savor the ability to recall our personal experiences. Caressing words by reading them makes it easy to embrace their memories even if we get too old to do anything about them. I want to cherish and bring to remembrance every episode of mutual enjoyment. (Many of our quiet times and private conversations although lightly regarded should be fondly remembered.) The bits and pieces of dialogue mingled within the intercourse of multiple interactions have created multiple fond  memories. I now can share many of these stolen intimate open eyed moments with you. Each course of our unions intercourse serves as a small part of the smorgasbord of our love. Here is a gift of those memories in words to you. (Memory initiated emotions are just as good as imagination and the next best thing to being there. Although any of us can pass on (die) all of our memories can live on.) The words in this letter will live on and revive the spirit of our union whenever we read them. Our letters can capture those awkward and sometimes difficult moments of expression so short lived in time. This is just one gesture in a series of passionate overtures we'll exchange, like celebrating "Hump Day" each Wednesday; a far better idea then waiting and just living for the weekend. No matter what our words will live on In the midst of these frantic romantic antics injected into our marriage. (There is no limit to the power of a carefully crafted letter. The passion in the writing reflects the intensity of the testimony.)

PASSION - AN INTENSELY STRONG BARELY CONTROLLED EMOTIONAL FORCE

Passion is nurtured through practice. The behaviors we practice work as agents that produce both the physical and emotional feelings that accompany such experiences. Intimacy and passion have no boundaries of time or place for expression. Yes, there should be respectable limits to types of public display but never restrictions on when or where they are displayed. The "how" should be appropriate for the "where" as the "what" discretely enhances the "bond of intimacy." Many couples have confined arousal, teasing, pleasing, and intercourse to the bed or strictly in the bedroom. That is not reality, that is simply imitating "Hollywood." It is our natural inclination to utilize a room designated for privacy to express intimacy but intimacy is much more then a private expression. Whether its expressed through a look, a touch, a word or a vibe, any couple can develop this quality. Intimacy goes beyond any of the physical attributes of our flesh. Foreplay and other terminologies that describe our elaborate sensual relationships are inadequate descriptions of the emotionally innate desires within us. Human beings are the only known species on the planet with the ability to turn a primordial drive for affection and sex into a beautiful act of expression that has spiritual significance (intimacy). For all other species the sex drive is an instinctive and autonomously involuntary act of proliferation. And although the same drive functions within the human experience we are able to add the charm of glamour and appeal with mystery and excitement producing the fascination of "romance" that outlives the urge to simply reproduce. The spirit of passion can easily be nourished through a letter. Whatever we are passionate about and whatever passion we have can be nurtured and fed through written words. The power of the pen can have an affair with the power of love whenever we allow it. Remember that written documents have a life of their own. As authors (parents) of "write" (letters) we are beacons (sources) of "light"(information). Once we release our children (writings and words) they are on their own. Whenever and wherever those writings are read they will show that light can shine in the power of words through a letter of love.