Don’t you love it when you are telling a story to a friend, and they supplement your story with details you’ve told them in the past? Basically, when they demonstrate what a good listener they are to you by recalling little tidbits that relate to the new story?
Don’t you hate it when you remember that that good friend, one of the only two you feel like you can talk to at work, is leaving for maternity leave in a month and won’t come back for at least six months?
Hopefully you can only relate to the first two questions.
I’ve noticed that my work day is significantly better if I feel like I have had some level of personal interaction with someone.
That doesn’t happen everyday. I could reach out more. I just don’t want to overshare.
Do you “save” stories for people you don’t see very often? Every once in awhile, I experience something/see something/etc., that makes me think of a specific person. For example, the event might pertain to a certain interest of theirs, or maybe contain a hint of irony that only they would understand. It’s one of those situations when you think, ”Oh, I’ve got to tell ‘so-and-so’ about this. They sure are going to get a kick out of it.’ “
I’ve saved a lot of stories for someone I’ll never be able to tell them to – my uncle Tom, who passed away just over two years ago.
He was really excited that I was going to be living in Rome for a semester. We stayed in touch via email and postcards while I was there, and I think he even read my website.
But there were things I couldn’t explain in emails, postcards, or on my website. There were things I wanted to tell him, specifically, about in person. Things I knew he would find humorous. Things I knew he could relate to.
And I’ve saved more stories for him since then. But what am I supposed to do with them now? All they do it keep me up at night, when I’m thinking about how I never had the chance to share them.
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