Connecting with Friends

The wind is keeping the wind chimes singing almost constantly yesterday and again this morning. Strange how easily I forget them when they are not singing and how much pleasure they bring when they do sing. Friends are kind of like that. It's easy to forget them when I don't see their faces or hear their voices. For that reason, I keep photographs of my friends beneath a sheet of plexiglas on top of my counter where I see them several times a day. However, I have to make time to stop and look at individual faces to truly connect with them. It's in the pauses that my friends speak to me.