Touch

 Who and how many folks have our contacts touched in our time?  Not something I ever thought of writing about before but this is the story.

If you haven't gathered by now I have been "organizing." Today after sorting stuff for hours this morning I have a bag of cards from my husband's covid birthday drive-through party,condolences from his funeral, my surgery get-well wishes and others.  

Life has come at me a bit quickly the past few years that I never took much time to "savor" all the kind words and well-wishing.  Today was that day.  It's not a fast process, believe me!

What hit me though as I looked at each name were the memories of every single person, some that spanned a lifetime.  One was my first next door neighbor. We were best friends and when we talk it's like no time has lapsed, as we recall shared memories.  

To think all who sent cards of support during these times in my life...how many lives have we touched...and how many more whom we don't know about!! This is what flooded me as I perused each card.

Yes, friends now say, "yes, but look at the friend you have been to others!" True, but how often does it really hit our conscious mind to fully take in how profound it is of how and where we touch those around us.  We may not even have had opportunity to become friends. 

It could be in a group, when we spoke in a class, met someone in the isle while shopping, a neighbor...times and places are too many to mention.  These are all "touches." It can be mind boggling.

So, how does this pan out for you, for those in your life whom you have touched by word, deed or presence?  Bet it's more than you ever imagined!! Think about it!! 

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