Someone wants you to call them

No, I am not married to my career... anymore. I reinvented myself around when I turned 40, and took a wow to "Creative Slackerhood." In recent years, one of the things I have rediscovered is the fun of writing letters. Not email; real letters, pen and paper-- drop them in the mailbox. It's a way to touch people (and often be touched, in return) that has all but disappeared from this world of 10-second sound bites, email and SMS messages. You can say a lot on a letter that you wouldn't get across otherwise... it is one of the most "personal" and "intimate" forms of communication, in my opinion. Besides, I'm not very good on the phone... I like to be IN the room with someone, or I'd rather write to them.

I call my parents every day to check on them. I talk to my adult kids every day through IM's. Also my friends and other family members. I make sure i tell my husband and youngest child how muchi love them every day.

Hi swtrose! I can completely relate to this post coz it did happen to me... Not so long ago was I estranged from a friend whom I have trusted and dear to me. We had a couple of arguments coz we were both stubborn. The last argument we had was about someone else making an issue about him. Of course I tried to salvage his reputation but it didn't help much. It turns out that the issue has been there even before we became great friends. He hated me so much for apparently not defending him but I can only do so much as tell the other party that the issues were not true. Need less to say, they already have a strong idea that the reason why my friend was defensive about the issue was because it is true... I tried calling him several times but he rejects my call.. Oh well, hope he's at peace wherever he is...