Letter-Writing Prompts

Write to someone, or to some part of your life, and say the things that are hard to say out loud.

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A Letter to Your Future Self

Write a letter to yourself one, five or ten years from now. Use our simple steps and prompts to begin, then pick a date to open it again later.

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An Unsent Letter

Write a letter you will never send, to an ex, a parent, a friend or a boss. Steps and prompts to help you begin, plus what to do with it when you finish.

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A Gratitude Letter

Write a gratitude letter to someone who made a difference. Simple steps and prompts help you thank them in detail, then send it, read it aloud or keep it.

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A Letter to Your Younger Self

Write a letter to your younger self with kindness and what you know now. Simple steps and gentle prompts to help you pick an age and find your first words.

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A Letter of Forgiveness

Write a letter of forgiveness to someone else or to yourself. Gentle steps and prompts help you begin, with no need to reconcile, excuse harm or send it.

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A Letter to Someone You Lost

Write a letter to someone you lost, through death, distance or estrangement. Gentle steps and prompts help you begin, and the letter never has to be sent.

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A Letter to God

Write a letter to God in your own words, in any mood: thanks, questions, grief or hope. Simple steps and gentle prompts to help you begin your prayer letter.

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A Letter from Your Calmest Self

Write a letter from your calmest self to the stressed you of today. Gentle steps and prompts help you find a steady, kind and practical voice of your own.