I received a lot of very positive feedback regarding last week’s Reminder which was titled, Waking Up Dormant Relationships Can Be Energizing. In fact, a fair number of people contacted me to say “hi” and catch up. Others wanted addresses and phone numbers of people I knew so they could contact them. I found all this so “energizing” that I started going through my own files to get contact information for some of my Army, college, and high school dormant friends. Did any of you contact old friends that you haven’t communicated with in a long time? If so, please share your stories with the rest of us! A few weeks ago, my wife contacted someone she hadn’t seen in 15 years, and they wound up having a three-hour lunch a week later with plans to do it again on a regular basis. While you’re thinking about this, please keep in mind that “you can’t make old friends.”

One Sentence Wisdom

• “Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
• “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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