Growing up, Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. But after she moved to New York City after college, she quickly fell into depression. In order to cope, she started writing love letters and left them for strangers to find around the city.
She filled the love letters with stories, questions, hopes – tucking them away in libraries and cafes across New York City, for people to randomly discover. But those letters spiraled into something so much bigger!
The act has become a global initiative called The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost. It even encourages strangers to exchange love letters.
In the video, strangers around New York's Battery Park find the anonymous letters and read their contents. Each individual is moved and inspired by Brencher's message. There's something so pure and old-fashioned about handwritten letters, offering up encouragement. Brencher quickly realized that just a few quick words can make such an impact on another person's life.
Just as her mom's letters kept her positive during her darkest times, she saw that strangers could use a reminder that they are doing "just fine" in the world today.
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