Heh...lol
Last night Goofy and I had dinner with friends downtown (at the usual spot...lol).
It was like a visit to the karma/well-being station...and no $4 a gallon to harsh things up! :)
Amazing how restorative it can be to spend an evening with dear friends just catching up and enjoying the company. Better than a spa.
Too often there is too little time to visit with friends...to reconnect on that human level with people the have places in our lives. What's up with that? What is going on in this world of ours where we forego actual human face-time in favor of...
...what?
Work? That's generally the excuse we use...we are too busy with our lives, to the point of life passing us by.
I've learned (and relearned on occasion) that so many things are not worthy of the importance that we assign them. There truly are very few things that are as important as our personal, human relationships. We'll tell ourselves that we need to make a living, need to clean the house or mow the lawn or any one of a thousand things that are part of our busy, 21st century lives. But in all seriousness, people are all that really matter when it comes down to it.
If you doubt that, spend an evening catching up with "your" people. I am sure that seretonin levels go up. Self-image and a general sense of well-being and connections tend to rise when you see yourself in the eyes of your friends.
Often these people are our "real" family...not of blood, but of choice - which is much more powerful and meaningful I think.
So, my wish for all of you is to take a little time out for yourself...find your friends and spend time with them - TV, the lawn, the dinner dishes can all wait..get yourself to the station and fill up on that priceless commodity of friendship that even our government can't regulate or inflate beyond the average person's ability to obtain. (sorry, couldn't resist one jab :)
And...to my friends who are my family...thanks for the refill, I can't wait to see you again soon!
M&G
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