Yesterday I had lunch with Lori Hajost - a friend I hadn't seen in many years (don't have a photo of her). It was absolutely delightful to spend that hour in Howard's on Main eating a wonderful sandwich and sharing lives, "catching up" we say. This morning, while researching materials on stress, I took a break to look at a magazine and I found this in "Cooking Light" magazine: The Importance and Problem of Staying Connected. ....you're just not getting the friend time you used to......you trust that you can rely on your friends to be there when you really need them. But you always need them. Friendship is not a constant state of connection, it needs to be tended, and improves with tending...... "Every hour of friendship time you add to your life diminishes stress and increases your happiness." Lori and I began as a business relationship when she designed my "Choosing New Pathways" logo. And, actually, we hadn't seen each other since. But, something kept reminding me of her (LinkedIn, Facebook) and I needed to SEE her. Yes, the visit "diminished my stress and increased my happiness!" You know what, I had no other reason to go to town, but it was perhaps the most rewarding trip to town I've made.
Where is the friend you haven't SEEN, or at least talked with, in a long time?
Where is the friend you haven't SEEN, or at least talked with, in a long time?
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