Inspiring Letters

We're blown away and humbled by the great stories that keep coming our way. Read on for a sample of the inspiring words that encourage us all to keep spreading good vibes.

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Dear Mr. and Mr. Jacobs:

In the Fall of 2000, I began working at Eastern Mountain Sports in Tonowanda, New York. The first employee purchase I made was my Lig shirt; Get out on sky. That shirt had come with me on every camping trip, every kayak or canoe excursion, and on more than one occasion when I was snow shoeing to classes. Once I graduated from college, I began a graduate degree in Humanities. This current academic semester is my final one, and it is an internship in Los Angeles (very far from my native New England). I packed my car with everything — the essentials for life in LA (Frisbees, snowshoes, all my camping gear, books, sewing machine, and a decade worth of journals and diaries).

En route to my new, but temporary digs in LA, my car was robbed and almost everything was taken. As traumatic as this experience was I was happy to realize that my Lig shirt, the most comfortable, and uplifting article of clothing I own, was with me in the hotel room. I was wearing it, in fact. And for the following seventy-four hours this shirt was one of three items I had left to my name (the other two were my car, thankfully, and a quilt I had made). I love that shirt more everyday. Thank you for keeping me going and if you ever need a short story or quilt or a snowshoeing partner, please let me know.

Life rocks,

Erica

P.S. One of the first items I bought in LA to replace my property was an Lig aqua disc at REI. You guys have always made me smile. It is the gift that no robbers will ever swipe.

Dear John and Bert,

My name is Beth and I am writing you from Ohio. I have a 12 year old daughter Meghan who has been a fan of your merchandise for several years. She got her first "Life is good" ball cap when we were on vacation near Sanibel Island FL. Meghan is quite a tomboy/outdoors lover and it became common to see her with her "Life is good" ball cap on literally during all of her waking hours in the summer months. She has a lot of ball caps but that one has always been her favorite. Little did we know at the time what a role this would play in her life.

This past August, our Meghan was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma — a rare form of cancer. This was discovered during a routine physical and we were all shocked because Meghan had no outward symptoms. She had actually just helped her team to win the softball league championship game in our town just 2 weeks prior to this discovery. Needless to say this was devastating news for all of us but because of the early detection, the doctors said that Meghan had a great chance to make a full recovery. Meghan has spent the last several months going through a grueling regiment of chemotherapy. She has felt quite ill at times and has lost all of her hair. Her favorite "Life is good" hat sure came in handy — not only because she has been wearing it to cover her sweet little head but that phrase has come to mean so so so much to Meghan, to her family and our whole community through this trying time.

People took notice of Meghan's favorite saying and not only did it inspire so many but she has received so many "life is good" hats as gifts — we must have them all! Of course her old worn one is still the one she wears most often. Her classmates would write those words on cards and posters that they sent home to her. Meghan says it best in this quote from a speech that she wrote and recently read at school to thank all of her friends and faculty for their support during this time. "One of my favorite logos has been ‘Life is good.' After I found out that I had cancer, that saying reminded me that even though I felt sick a lot, I should still look on the bright side because things could always be worse… I would soon be better… and life would be good again." We just received word that Meghan's last scans were clear and that she is officially in remission. She just completed her last chemo treatment yesterday and, after a bit of recovery time, life in fact will be good again for all of us.

We have not taken many pictures during Meghan's illness and now that we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, we took Meghan to her favorite outdoor spot the other day where a photographer friend of ours took some wonderful pictures of her. She of course insisted that she wear her hat in most of them. When we get the pictures next week I will send you one. Anyway — I know I am rambling but as we all take the time to celebrate Thanksgiving please know that your company not only makes folks feel good but it truly helped on young lady get through the toughest time of her life.

God Bless you,

Beth

Hi "Life is good" crew,

I thought you all would enjoy the attached picture taken in Baghdad, Iraq where I have been for over a year. Playing Ultimate Frisbee with local Iraqis (teaching them the game has been a hoot!) and subscribing to the motto "life is good," even amidst falling mortars and rockets, has kept us going.

My dear friend sent me a bunch of your stickers, the disc, and a few other things. They are a huge hit here as you can imagine how much people are thirsting for reminders of life (rather than death) and even more so, reminders that life is good. I work for the State Department and we have even started a daily report the - good news goose — where we can note good things that have happened to us during the day. It's all a part of keeping the right focus.

Thank you so much for what you all are doing and for your infectious optimism and enthusiasm. It is felt in all corners of the world!

Cheers,

Janessa

Dear Bert and John,

My name is Chance and my brother is Josh. He's 12 and I'm 11. I was telling my advisory teacher at school about your shirts cuz I wear them all the time and she let me open up your website at school to show my class and everyone said "cool". My teacher said I should tell you some stuff about me and my brother and about what I told my class cuz you'd probly like it, so here goes.

Our family wears your shirts all the time. Your shirts say exactly what we think about life. That it's good and we should appreciate it and we should find things to be happy about cuz we only get to be here once.

Me and my bro Josh are sort of animal guys. We teach kids about the enviroment. I have been teaching during the summers at Sea World since I was 7 and he's usually helping me out on stage. Before that, I was helping to rehabilitate birds of prey. Me and Josh also do live animal demos in schools. We take animals to show why all animals are amazing and important and why kids should care about their habitats. I think we kids have the most time left on earth so its best if we lead so we can help shape our own future. The other big thing me and my brother do is we make nature documentaries. We make them and then we give them to kids for free on our website.

The reason me and Josh work so hard for wildlife is cuz we thing Life is Good. This is our heaven for now and it totally rocks that we can be here and live in such a awesome place where there's snakes and raptors and horses and sunsets and warm nights for driving in the hill country with the top off my dad's jeep. So we wear your shirts a lot and people all the time say "hey cool shirt where'd you get it" and it give us a chance to explain why we think life is good (and we tell them where we got it too.)

So I just wanted to tell you that stuff and tell you that me and my brother work together too and it's a way cool thing to be so tight with your bro and do good things. You know what I mean cuz your shirts do it all the time.

Your friend,

Chance

Hi! My name is Lisa. On July 14th of this year (my birthday) Holly, (my best friends little sister) passed away. She, and her entire family and friends, lived by your motto...Life is Good. They all bought thousands of $'s worth of your products to show it. You see, Holly was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age (25). She battled it for 5 years, and it finally took over and she went to rest.

I just feel the need to tell you this, because it means so much to all of us to be able to hang on to her, through your products. The first year you had your Holiday/Monday Raffle, she won. She was SO excited! What did she do? Bought for other people, because that was how she was. She was definitely the most kind-hearted person you'd meet. After she passed away, there was even an article written in the newspaper about her, because she was such an amazing person...an amazing teacher to 5th graders. She touched many peoples lives in her short time on earth. After she passed away, her best friend even named her baby after her...Holly Jean. She lived in Maine, we all live in Wisconsin, so after her funeral, her family had a memorial picnic at her parents house. I just want you to know that approximately 75% of the people there had on your Life is Good t-shirts. If you didn't already have one, you went and bought one.

I am attaching some pictures of my friends driveway. I went to your website and printed some of your logo's. My husband and I went to pick up my girlfriend and her husband at the airport after Holly's funeral. While we were gone, I had my kids and another one of my best friends, and her son, go to their house and draw with colored sidewalk chalk. Please look at the attached pictures to see what a wonderful job they did....and know in your hearts how much "Life Is Good" means to all of us!

Sincerely,

Lisa
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Thank you for supporting Camp Sunshine. We attended the camp in the summer of 2001. What a WONDERFUL experience. My son, at the time had his third kidney transplant, was dealing with rejection issues of the transplant. The staff and on staff physician attended to his every medical and emotional need so well, we actually had a great time and though it was stressful, it was just what we needed. My son lost that kidney shortly thereafter, but received another transplant on July 23, 2003… and it has been wonderful.

Camp Sunshine holds a very dear spot in our heart and we have some outstandingly wonderful memories. Bless you for helping them out. I will most definitely buy one of your shirts and ask my friends to do so as well.

Again… thank you.

P.s. I love my ‘Lean on Me' shirt!! I am always asked where I got it, but I always share why I bought it.

Tammy

WOW, I can't describe my feelings for your product any better than WOW! When my son was in 4th grade he was very scared at school. Excellent grades, peer pressure, new teacher, advance classes, shy and being bullied were all things he faced everyday. When I picked up his first LIG shirt he wore it, it felt good, it was OK. His teacher tried to get him to relax and not be so uptight. So when he wore this one shirt again she commented on how he should live by his shirt. "Life IS Good Wil, now go to the back of the room grab a good book, prop you feet up, read a little and CHILL". That was a turning point for him. He is not one to wear clothes with any kind of "label" all over the garment. He told me after that day in school he thought the shirt was comfortable and he would like a few more if I could find them. Later his teacher told me since he wore it to school and she thought it was cool other kids thought so too. Within a few weeks I had gathered enough shirts for him to wear a different one each day of the week. He loves these shirts. He wears them all the time. It is what he is known for at school. That and being the only child to make all A's 3-5 grade with perfect attendance for 6 years. Now that he is starting middle school as an ice breaker for the 6th grade class of gift students they were asked to wear their favorite shirt or top to school the first day and be ready to explain why this shirt is so special and if they could give it to anyone who would they pick. Wil chose a LIG shirt and explain to all the students and teachers that no matter what kind of day he has at school good or bad, that to have a family that loves him and parents that take care of him and friends, then life is good. When things don't always go your way, life is still good. Now he has his father wearing them too. My husband is self employed and things usually don't go well at work and he has to bring much of it home with him. He has decided this summer not to get all dressed up for work. He wouldn't dress for someone else. He wanted to be comfortable. He now sports several LIG shirts each week. Our daughters also wear your shirts! We are like the LIG family here in Virginia. I would like to thank you so much for your product. Wil has a friend from school and church that is going to the hospital on Tuesday to have a brain tumor removed. Everyone has asked her did she need or want anything while in the hospital or at home. She told Wil she wanted a baseball cap to cover her scar for a while. Now you can just guess where we are going today and what we will get....a LIG baseball cap for her to wear...just like Wil's. Thanks for making people stop and think how well they really do have it in the USA.

Susan