Reconnecting

When reconnecting with old friends there are 2 things that need to happen:

1. You need to speak, not facebook, myspace, text or email there is something lost in translation there. When people hear things it is a whole lot different than it is when being written. You can write your "friends" all you want to tell them that you miss thier faces but unless you say it the sentiment is lost. Are they really friends if all they have time to do is write, did you really mean anything to them if you can't talk?? I am a big fan of calling, even if it is only for minute at least you know they took that minute to tell you "hi".
2. At some point you probably need to see one another. No words can express what a hug can. People need the personal connections and in this tech age we aren't getting as much as we should. We grow old and realize that the majority of our communication with others has been done via telephone or computer. Plus people change, they look different, they have gotten older, wiser...or not. Pictures can say a thousand words but it doesnt mean anything to look at them if you have lost that connection with those you care about.

People are just too busy to do anything other than type a few words, but we fail to realize that there is so much underneath the text. When you are told that you are loved it is much better to see and hear it in person, when the emotion can be felt.