Old friends
Cindy on November 13th, 2008
Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly?” — lyrics by Paul Simon, “Old Friends”
As busy as we are these days, it’s hard enough to find the time we need to nurture our most important family relationships. Keeping up with close friends can be twice as challenging. This month, my regular column in Michigan Women’s Forum addresses the delicate topic of how some friendships change or fade over time, and how, sometimes, we have to let go. –CL
November 16th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I work really hard to keep up and roll with the changes. It’s hard work in today’s world!
November 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Thank you for this piece, old friend! In my years as a young mother, I had the time and availability to spend lots of time with my friends; these days, it’s simply not the case. It’s not the frequency of encounters with old friends that matters to me, but rather the uplifting fuel-in-the-tank feeling of reconnecting… whenever we can. If it’s not an inspiring encounter, it’s probably a friendship that can be left to drift.