It seems like we've really focused a lot on personal development this week. I've appreciated the feedback so much! Let's stick with that train of thought and take a look at another really simple way to do Something Good for ourselves today.
Last evening, a group of women met here at my house. Two of the ladies would often run into each other through work-related events and discovered that they had a lot in common. It seemed silly that they never spent time together outside of that realm. So, they did something about it. They created a monthly get-together and began inviting other like-minded women to join. My neighbor invited me to get involved a couple of months ago, and it has been such a blessing to meet these creative, interesting folks. Having them in my home last night really made me think about the need to connect with other people.
Human connections are something we all strive to maintain in one way or another. They calm us, entertain us, and fuel us as we go about our daily lives. Sure, we have times that we want to be alone or just "unplug," but we always come back around to needing that interaction. Really, isn't that why so many of us blog in the first place? Doing so has helped me not only to meet amazing people all over the world, but it has also helped me reconnect with old friends.
Still, there are so many people we care about that we don't necessarily keep up with as well. Today I'm suggesting that we reconcile this by choosing one person from our email address books and sending them a personal greeting. It can be as simple as a sentence that says "I wanted you to know that I was thinking about you," or as complex as an in-depth message full of the news of your life. Say "hello" to an old school friend or a distant family member. Doing so will probably make their day, and it will help us strengthen those connections that are so important.
If you really want to put some time into the process, consider writing an actual letter to someone in your life. Try to make it someone you don't contact regularly, though, so that you have the added bonus of reconnecting. One of the main goals of what we're doing here is to send more positivity out into the world, and writing down our caring thoughts is a way to follow through literally.
I would love to hear about how you decided to implement this suggestion for Something Good. I've already thought of a couple of people in my address book that I would like to contact. Even if it's only a quick "hello" and we don't talk to each other again for months, those lines of communication will still be open. Who knows, maybe this will be the impetus we needed to do a better job of keeping in touch.
Not only can we do Something Good for ourselves this way, but we can really make someone else feel special, too.