Some Things Really Hit Home...

..And this one hit especially hard.

I have a good friend here in town where I live. Her best friend moved away many years ago, to where I come from originally. Now, when I make my way back to my home town, my friend often comes along, and we meet up with her good friend, who is now married with children. We have done this often enough that I now consider her friends to be my friends as well.

Unfortunately, something terrible just happened. Someone died. It happened fast, though gradual enough that we shouldn't have been as surprised as we were when it happened, but we were. And I have realized something from this.

Being far away from people you love can distance you from what's really going on in their lives. We have to make extraordinary effort to make sure we stay connected,regardless of the distance. There is nothing any of us could have done for Gord, but this whole situation makes me wonder what other things are happening in my friends and families' lives that I am missing.

I contacted my best-friend in Europe today, and my parents who also live far away. I need to do this more regularly.