[1] I love the idea of [2] Time Vault Letters i.e. you write a letter or record a DVD to someone or yourself, post date it, after which the company will mail it on the specific date. They will store it in their fire/ waterproof vault up to 5 years from the day you post date it.

There is a lot you can write on in a vault letter … e.g. a momentous event in your life, a life changing event, personal or business goals, leaving your legacy or a love letter to that someone special.

The idea came from the creator’s weekend at a community church:

My first year of college I attended a search weekend hosted by a community church located close to the University of Montana. We were locked up within the church, disconnecting from the outside world. The weekend was an opportunity to spend time journaling and sharing with others the things that were happening in our lives. On the last day we each spent time writing a personal letter to ourselves about how we felt, and what our plans, dreams, and hopes were for the year to come. I placed my letter into an envelope and addressed it to myself.

The minister of the church was to then send the letters back to us in order for each of us to evaluate whether or not our year progressed the way we envisioned. What a surprise it was to receive this letter a year later. My perception of myself had changed, and so had my thinking. The issues I was dealing with at the time did not seem so distressful, and I understood I had the ability to conquer some obstacles in my life. I realized how much a person may change in just a years time.

The service does costs you $10 for a letter and $15 for a DVD. That buys you the safeguarding of the letter and timely mailing of it. Not bad for something that you can cherish. Post dating it as far into the future as you can makes it more priceless for that someone special receiving it. Reminds me of time capsules but with a shorter lifespan.

I might actually buy a letter, write to J and post date it 5 years from now. It’ll be great to see how I’ve progressed, how technology has changed and where we are in that time. Stay tuned, I’ll write about it in 5 years if The Foo Logs is still around.