Connecting.....

Why is it that it seems like every time I have a good time with someone... be it family, friends, friends of the family, hookers, homeless people, random people on the street, stray dogs, crazy, old, bag ladies, etc, that I have the tendency to say "This was fun, we should do it again!" and somehow, it doesn't happen until the next event and I say it again, as if I don't see the cycle that continues.

It should be a hallmark greeting, or the back of a business card, the standard "hello, this was fun, please schedule this again". Every time, I think, this REALLY was fun though, and I enjoyed this, we should do it more often than once a year or once a few months. I have to assume that the reciprocating sentiment coming from the other side of the conversation is as genuine as the one I express, and yet, it is only at celebrations and tragedies that we really get together with people.

What happened to "We should fill our lives with the love of those around us." We try. We open our house and home to everyone. We invite everyone over, we cook, we throw events, and even then, it seems so difficult to have a steady connection with the people that we say "This was fun.... lets do it again".

One of two possibilities occurs:

1. People really are this busy. No one has the time to get together on a weekend, share some stories, laughs, reminisce about the old days, and to make new memories.
2. Others are not as genuine as I am when I like someone. They say they would like to get together, but they are just being polite, and as soon as I am out of ear shot, "I like you" changes to "Thank God they are gone".

Maybe this is the year. This is the year to make MORE effort to get together with people. This is the year to not have excuses, and to make it happen. Yeah, we are busy, everyone is, but what is the point if we can't enjoy it?

Enough rant for now... But if anyone wants to hang out... ;)