As I get a little older I have noticed I am getting a little more sentimental. I am thinking about the past and people who have been in my life who for some reason I have lost touch with. Perhaps it was someone in college or a city I used to live in, someone I may have had a disagreement with or a relative that for whatever reason I don’t speak to or at least haven’t found the time to speak with.
Perhaps as you are reading this you have gone through some of the same things as I have and perhaps regretting not being in touch with some people in your past. Or maybe you are curious as to whatever happened to them.
Well if that is the case I challenge you to pick up the phone and call someone you haven’t spoken to in at least a year! I have actually done what I am asking you to do and it was an amazing experience. I called an Uncle of mine who was the only person who wasn’t in my immediate family to attend my graduation. For some dumb reason I haven’t spoken to him in at least 10 years so I decided to pick up the phone. You know what? It felt great, we had a really nice discussion and that discussion was followed by a really nice lunch. Recently I also called a person I hadn’t spoken to in almost a year. I wasn’t sure the reaction of the person. That situation was very different since I was the one who asked him not to work at our company anymore. It was the right decision all the way around but a real difficult one for me. We spoke and after a few awkward minutes we had a nice 15 minute discussion.
Ok your turn.
- I challenge you to pick up the phone and call someone you haven’t spoken to in at least a year!
- Remember life is way too short so do it today!
I look forward to hearing who you called and how it went.
Jami Pulley says:
Merrill- I think it is great that you are taking time to reach out to family and friends. I look forward to calling my aunt that was recently diagnosed with cancer. It is all over her body and she doesn’t have more than 3 to 6 months. We lost touch when she divorced my uncle, but it’s time to give her a call.
Personally, I love the people that are currently in my life. Most of my time is work and family, but the friends that I talk to I truly care about and enjoy. with limited social time, I am very picky about who I consider a true friend, who I take time to call, who I have lunch with and who I spend time with during family time.
Naomi Walters-Lenoci says:
I just did this today before I read your blog. I left a message and hope to hear back from an ex-cousin. We lost touch after my divorce 23 years ago and she was really on my mind. I remember so many funny things we went through together as young wives and moms. Now we are both grandmothers – time goes by too fast.
Jennifer says:
Yesterday, I found my college roomate on facebook whom I haven’t spoken to in over 15 years. We were roomates for two years. She was such a great person and an inspiration and I regret having lost touch with her. She is completely blind and dropped out of college for a year to spend time with her mother who was terminally ill. When I left school, I did not keep in touch with her. I have her contact info now through FB and plan to call her this week.
Merrill Dubrow says:
FYI – I got a surprise call from someone I hadn’t spoken to since 1975! Yes 1975 – he called after reading my post and wanted to touch base. So glad you did B.C. it was great speaking to you and catching up a little bit.
Speak to you soon.
Merrill