Do you settle for the "Fine" in Life?
You know those individuals at work, you ask them how they are doing and they simply say, "I'm good. You?" you reply, "Good."
Are we really good? Do we take the time to really listen to someone's day is going?
It seems as if we don't have the time anymore to get to know one another. Our ways of using technology to "catch up" with people are taking away the real, true interaction of meeting someone for coffee and catching up in life.
I actually got the response once when I told someone I'm meeting up with someone to catch up that was "Really? Is that worth it?" It shocked me to realize that some people out there really think it is not a good use of time to catch up, face to face, with friends/loved ones.
We must make the time in order to interact personally with others. If we rely on the perscription of technology to have us "see" others all of the time we will become personality-blind.
Make time today to schedule in some face-to-face time with someone you truly care about. Catch up on the small talk, big talk, no talk. Enjoy a cup of coffee/tea with those that have positively impacted your life, go out for lunch, have no agenda and schedule it out so you can spend 2+ hours with this loved one. You will feel rejuvinated and full of love and vitality; make it your new drug to meet people and connect/re-connect with those that you care for.
Choose to put the smart-phone glasses away and see anew, face to face with those you love. Make the time. Don't just try - when will be the next time you will get to see them again?
...we never know for sure, do we?