Letters for Life

It all begins with forming those first letters, remember the ones we learnt first? Did you have a pencil and had to write teh letters between 2 lines? I remember it SO well! Perhaps that moment brought me right here today to my new venture, saving handwriting therefore saving parts of our brains, the parts that wither through only typing on a screen!

When we learn to form letters as children—those wobbly A’s and B’s we practiced in school—we build neural pathways in our brains that become a permanent part of who we are. This skill, developed around ages 4–6, engages the sensorimotor cortex, parietal lobe, and visual areas, creating a foundation for handwriting that stays with us lifelong (Handwriting Development Milestones). Even if you haven’t written a letter in years, those pathways are still there, like a well-worn path in a forest. Research, like Mangen & Velay (2010, Advances in Haptics), shows that when we pick up a pen as adults, these early connections light up, making handwriting a natural, accessible tool for emotional processing. So, yes, that childhood skill is always with you, ready to help you connect with your inner self through journaling!