Reaching Out

This morning, just nineteen mornings before Christmas, I’m thinking lists—gift lists, card lists, shopping lists, supermarket lists, menus…and then I thought of a list I haven’t written yet—the list of those people in my life, for one reason or another, I’ve lost touch with.

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, in his book Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, invites the reader to reach out to someone they’ve disconnected from.  To call, write, or somehow touch the person who drifted away, the person with whom we had a spt, or perhaps best yet, the person against whom we still carry a grudge. 

It’s probably the best invitation we’ll ever receive.

So my wish for you today, in the spirit of the season and of love and most of all, of forgiveness, is that you find it in your heart to contact someone you haven’t heard from or seen for too long—to let them know you are thinking of them and want to wish them well.

Enjoy your day!