This goal is similar to ‘Take better care of my friendships’. Some of the people who are important to me live far away now, and staying in touch usually means by phone or email. I am calling and writing more often, now that this goal has made me aware. And of course, for those who live within a few hours drive, we visit them, or invite them here (if they don’t mind the chaos of our renovation project :-p ).
I have mixed feelings about blogs, though. I hope that everyone doesn’t start using blogs as a substitute for one-on-one communication. Someone close to me no longer sends individual letters; she posts all her news on a blog, and tells everyone to read it there. I know it saves time, but it feels like one of those xeroxed letters that used to come with Christmas cards from people you haven’t seen for ages. It feels like reading a newspaper column. It feels impersonal.
Am I weird to think this way? I would be interested in your opinions on this issue.
