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Touching Old Friends

By
Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty

Touching old friends is something that is easy to do, but not so easy to do on a regular basis.

The other day I had an appointment at an office in Detroit. The office is an hour from my home and not somewhere I visit on a regular basis. As I walked into the office, I heard someone's name from the front of the room. The name was familiar to me and unique enough that for an instant, I thought the person was my old college roommate, someone I haven't seen since my wedding 16 years ago. I dismessed the thought that it could be him because the idea was too far-fetched to be possible. Then he turned around and, sure enough, it was my old roommate behind the wrinkles and under the grey hair.

We stepped out of the office for a few minutes to chat. It was a great experience. For a few minutes, we had time to catch up and it was a great talk. For a few minutes, we took time away from the world.

I think we sometimes foget people who are, or were, important in our lives as we struggle with the day-to-day experience of living and making a living. I used to call all my friends each year and talk to them for a bit. It wasn't a sales call or for marketing, it was just a chance to catch up.

I missed last year and may have missed the year before as well. Meeting up with my old roommate reminded me of a lesson I learned long ago....something I forgot on the way through the challenging years of late - Good friends are hard to find and harder to keep. It takes work, it takes time, and the rewards are beyond measure.

So, the moral of the story is simple - touch an old friend today. It may be the best thing you do for yourself all week!

Comments (2)

Rob Kelly
RE/MAX Alliance - Louisville, CO
Louisville Colorado Realtor

Good post Michael...sometimes we get so caught up in meeting "new" friends in this business...we need to remember to spend time with the "old" ones as well,

Rob

www.RobKellyColorado.com

www.DenverForeclosureTour.com

Dec 15, 2008 12:19 AM
Michael Dailey
Keller Williams Realty - Chelsea, MI

Too true Rob - guess it is a lesson to us all that we stop and smell the roses before it's too late.

 

Dec 15, 2008 02:22 AM