― Henry David Thoreau
A woman I
know wanted to move forward with a couple of projects in her life, but had
realized that she was stuck. One day,
she had what she thought was the very bright idea of reaching out via e-mail to
a former study partner to talk about moving forward. Now living across the Atlantic, the study
partner suggested that they use Skype to communicate. Not sure how to make that work, the woman I
know did not respond and once again felt stuck.
Before she could decide what to tell her former study partner, her study
partner wrote her again to wish her a "happy spring" and to say that
she was sorry that the use of Skype might have gotten in the way of their
reconnecting. The study partner went on
to suggest a phone call, which delighted the woman I know.
There is
kindness in understanding a silence and then reaching across it to connect with
someone who needs you.
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