It's Friday!!! But a
pretty long one for me - so I've been sitting here at
work, impatiently awaiting the start of the weekend.
To help kill some time, I decided to audit my phone contacts & weed-out all those who haven't contacted me in well over a year & visa versa.
To help kill some time, I decided to audit my phone contacts & weed-out all those who haven't contacted me in well over a year & visa versa.
In doing so, I was
rather amazed to discover just how many people I've fallen completely out
of touch with over the past year or so. My list of contacts, once an
endless trove of email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates
& such, has been on the steady decline.
After this official audit, I fear it'll soon be reduced to a mere list of emergency contacts, lol. But I guess that's to be expected... I've come to learn that as we grow, our circle of trust shrinks, rather than expand, but I'm completely ok with that.
Besides, I've become somewhat of a minimalist in recent years, so the more clutter I'm able to eliminate from my life (both literally & figuratively speaking), the better I tend to feel. But I do miss those I'm no longer in contact with on a regular basis.
I have many great memories of wonderful (& admittedly, not so wonderful) people, so I'm happy to access archived files whenever I find time to reflect. I may not recognize the number the next time you call, but know you're not far from mind.
After this official audit, I fear it'll soon be reduced to a mere list of emergency contacts, lol. But I guess that's to be expected... I've come to learn that as we grow, our circle of trust shrinks, rather than expand, but I'm completely ok with that.
Besides, I've become somewhat of a minimalist in recent years, so the more clutter I'm able to eliminate from my life (both literally & figuratively speaking), the better I tend to feel. But I do miss those I'm no longer in contact with on a regular basis.
I have many great memories of wonderful (& admittedly, not so wonderful) people, so I'm happy to access archived files whenever I find time to reflect. I may not recognize the number the next time you call, but know you're not far from mind.