It is so hard to keep in touch with everyone. Family, friends, associates, business contacts, the list goes on and on.
I count myself lucky to know as many wonderful people as I do (and I am sure you know who you are!). But when I look back at my life I, realise how many wonderful people I have known, but who, for one reason or another, I have lost touch with.
Here’s a thought, perhaps not everyone we meet is supposed to be in your life for always.
Not all relationships can last forever. Relationships change over time. There will be times when a temporary relationship is necessary (such as bringing in a consultant or expert), times when a cry for help is best made to a stranger.
How long is the person we talk to next destined to be in our lives?
In business, as well as in my personal life, I can look back and see how my needs and wants have changed. And as I have grown and developed, I can see how I have drifted into (and out of) other people’s lives.
Rather than get depressed about how many good people I no longer speak to on a regular basis, I try to celebrate the wisdom I have gained from knowing them.
August 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I do agree with the spirit of this – but to me one of the sadness of getting old is being unable to keep in touch with all the people that I care about. When I was young, I included everyone that meant something to me on my Christmas card list. I can’t do that any more. There are too many of them. I accept this and appreciate that “perhaps not everyone we meet is supposed to be in your life for always.” But hey, sometimes I wish my time and my energy was infinite….