Regret

It seems kind of trite to say "Get in touch with the people you have lost contact with because they may be gone from this world before you get a chance." But twice this week I have been reminded forcibly of this. Two wonderful, bright, funny, and generally awesome individuals left this world before I had a chance to reconnect.

All of those reasons I gave myself for putting off get together and returning phone calls seem like a huge pile of crap. A great big steaming monument to my selfish jerkiness. I hope they have both reached whatever afterlife or next life they are going to and in case of the latter that they are both gifted with healthy, whole  and strong bodies for their next spin on Earth. I hope that I am able to remember this the next time I feel like saying "I'll catch so and so around next time, I'm just to busy right now."

I hope that anyone that reads this reaches out to someone they have been putting off. Especially if that person made a positive impact on their life. I am so not the person to preach appropriate living practices to anyone, but I feel like it would be a disservice to try to deny how painful this feeling of missed opportunity is and not share with others.

I guess sometimes a sentiment is only trite because it has been shared and felt by so many.
Rest in Bliss Linda and Ken.
C