The theme for RXC#234 is
Isolation, Communication, Conversations
You get the drift. Come up with wherever your thought process takes you.
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( I wrote this post in October’18 and it fits perfectly with this week’s theme, so I sharing it again with a few changes!)
How many times in a week/ month, does it happen? We are planning to talk to a loved one and then get caught up in something and either forget or postpone it for tomorrow!
Time seems to be the enemy of family ties! There is work, studies, or social commitments. It is like a race that we are constantly running and the time usually wins.
It’s usually okay with our immediate family where through constant reminders and struggle with schedules we manage to make that ballet practice or the little league match. Anniversaries and birthdays are often remembered with the help of phone reminders. And I did say”usually ” as some people have trouble with those too, due to their hectic schedules.
But with long-distance relationships we often flounder! Be it siblings, parents, grandparents, cousins….. and the list goes on. Childhood friends are often in this group of people that we “always mean to call but something came up”.
Another reason that hinders inter-family communication is the small misunderstandings that have occurred over some long forgotten and trivial issues. Lay aside these differences and you will find that the other side has either forgotten about it or has grown above it.
The wake-up call sometimes comes when for some inevitable reason it is too late to talk to our loved one! The regret that strikes at our hearts at such a time is usually very sharp. We are assailed by ” if only” scenarios. And then we do realize that calling someone doesn’t take such a big effort. As little as 5 spare minutes can connect us to a person with whom we haven’t spoken in a long ( ish) while.
So the time to make that call or write that email/ letter is now. Don’t remain silent. Don’t put it off. Don’t procrastinate.

Connect and reap the reward of making your loved ones and yourself happy. Remember if you stay Silent, you may regret it later.
Written for RXC # 234, hosted by Reena
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It is so easy to postpone things, thinking that you will get back to them later, but somehow, they seem to slip your mind.
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Exactly my point. Specially if you’re the one waiting for the call from one of your kids.
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Different time zones can be a big barrier in international long-distance relationships.
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Very true, and it was specially so when I wrote this. But still if we want to talk, we can and do make time.
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I see members of my extended family on the phone or video calls in late hours, as their children are all abroad.
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I can relate to this so well.
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Too busy to talk …. by Sadje
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Thanks a lot
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A wonderful encouraging piece, Sadje. Yes connecting is only a few minutes of time that could have a lasting impact.
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Absolutely right my friend.
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Thank you my friend. Blessings to you. Safe travels.
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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This is so true and so important. I’m not a “phone person” so I can easily make excuses to not make that call, I can even text instead. But there is nothing that replaces making that connection with a loved one. We lost a family member suddenly in an accident last year and there were some regrets for calls not made. We have to make time for the people in our lives because those people make up our lives.
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You’re absolutely right that we have to make time for those we love before time runs out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
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talk walk to my hand if you can. lmao
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Lol
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talk about pompitice, love and poor manuela!
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I don’t get it
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no matter my mind is often strewn and scattered.
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Sorry.
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none needed.
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wonderful reminders.. I call too much.. hahahah 💖💖😂
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Thanks Cindy! That’s better I think thanks not calling.
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You’re welcome Sadje. Good call-;)
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This resonates with justine bieber’s 🎵 song”lonely”
One of the verses says “young blood thinks there’s always tomorrow ” We procastinate telling ourselves there’s tomorrow only to realize the importance when something bad happens, The lesson is let’s take care of our loved ones b4 it’s too late…
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You’re very right! I haven’t heard this song but it has happened to many that those we meant to call were suddenly taken away leaving only regrets behind. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Festo
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Thanks Sadje,
Hope you listen to that song 🎵 🙏 + video has a beautiful story 😍
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Thanks, I will.
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Sometimes we need to be reminded that tomorrow is always a day away. Important to stay in touch as we never really know what tomorrow will bring.
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Absolutely right my friend. Thanks for sharing
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Happens to me all the time. A wonderful reminder, Sadje.
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Thank you so much Jeff. Yes we need to remind ourselves of this often
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I didn’t talk or see my brother for 23 years
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That’s sad. But I’m sure you’ve your reasons.
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It’s just the way our family is.
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Oh I see.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks for sharing Michael
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❤🙏 Good post, Sadje.
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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My pleasure, Sadje😃💗
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