Reach out and ...
Reach out and ...
Email someone. When you think of them, email them. Jot a note about what's up with you and ... ask them how they are. The kind act will always be appreciated. I like email because the person on the other end checks it when they want to. You never inconvenience them. On the other hand it is less personal than if you had ...
Called someone. When you think of them, give them a ring. Ask if they have time to respect their space and then, chat up about you and ask about them! I like the phone because nothing says personal warmth more than a friendly voice ... but then on the other hand you might be interrupting so ...
Arrange to see someone. There IS nothing like you to let people know YOU care about them. In face-to-face communications you have all the communication benefits going for you: visual 70%, audio (tone) 20% (phone only), the words you say ... 10% (emails only). I like visits with friends. Harry Chapin said it best. "Old friends. They mean much more to me than a new friend. Cause they can see where you are, and they know where you've been." Refuse to LET TIME GO LIGHTLY (the name of the song) and go out and see a person you care about. But sometimes visits are too much ... it might stretch someone thin ... but I don't know about that. What do you think? Do we risk burning someone out with one more get-together or do we support one another because we are together. I think sometimes its both. But I think often when we believe we're too busy to get together that that is fallacious! Sometimes we need each other more than we think we do. That's the human kindness effect! Err on the side of human kindness, I say.
So why not just simply ... REACH OUT!
God Bless and have a great day.
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