“An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.”
Ancient Chinese Belief
I connected with Karen when we served on a committee together. She was nice and fun. She laughed a lot. Soon the commitment was over. Funny thing was, she kept calling me to chat. I didn’t understand why she was calling. We weren’t working together anymore.
Finally I asked her. “Is there something you want? Why are you calling?”
She said, “Oh, I thought we were friends and I was just calling to chat.”
It never occurred to me to consider her a friend. We were working together on the committee. I was doing a job. But to her, it was more than that. She was looking for fun people to hang out with and make friends.
That had not occurred to me. To me it was work.
I had to shift my mindset to go from “work relationship” to “friend.”
Once I made the shift, we were able to become friends and she’s still a good friend of mine.
I needed that new perspective to see her as someone who wanted to hang out with me for fun… and not just for work.
Where in your life can you see that a change of perspective can add a new dimension to your relationships?
I love the Ancient Chinese Belief that there are people we are meant to encounter during our time here and no matter what happens, the connection will be made.
You’re trapped in your house.
Your world has shrunk.
But that doesn’t mean your opportunities have shrunk.
You can make this time what you want it to be.
You can reach out to new people and form new connections or deepen existing ones.
What it takes is creating the INTENTION and DOING THE ACTION.
If you want new friends, reach out to old acquaintances and reconnect.
Reach out to someone you admire and give them a call and chat. See what they’re up to.
It’s an amazing thing the telephone. You can have a two-way conversation in real time. It can actually be fun… vs. texting back and forth and missing the live repartee.
Why not give it a try today?
This week pick up the phone and call one person every day. For no good reason other than to connect and talk about what you’ve been up to and ask them about what they’ve been up to during these ever so special times.
You will definitely make new connections that will make a difference.
Like the old Pac Bell ad said, reach out and touch someone today. Yes, right through the phone lines!
Go to it!
Hugs,
Alicia
PS: Encourage your kids to do the same. Call someone and chat in real time. It’s comforting.
Call someone today. Your small gesture can change someone’s whole day! Thank you Thomas for this fine photo!
A real conversation can make your day. Thank you Robin Noguier for your lovely photo!
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