thought for the day

i really want to work on my communication skills.  One thing that irritates me about technology is that sometimes it makes things too easy not to get back to people.  Especially with having Facebook and texts on my phone.  i often miss messages on FB between my phone and the computer and it'll be several days or even weeks before i return a message.  Same with texts.  If i'm busy doing something in real time, sometimes texts slide through the cracks and i don't respond immediately.  Then, of course, it either hurts people's feelings or pisses them off.  i know, because i can be the same way when i'm on the other side of an unanswered message.  i don't mean to be rude, but technology has made it a lot easier it seems.

Now, i just have to figure out how to control it.  If you know me, you know i'm not a big phone talker.  There's not much that i would care less to do than to talk on the phone.  There's always that uncomfortable feeling of having to come up with things to talk about during that lag in the conversation...and it drives me crazy.  When i was in my 20s, and ruined....completely ruined my credit....i got into the habit of not answering the phone simply because of collectors calling.  That really turned me off to things.  i realize that i must get better at talking on the phone, simply because it's a fact of life and i need to do it.  We shall see.

And letters.  i need to write more actual letters.  Not emails.  i use to love getting mail that wasn't a bill.  It's definitely a dying art form and i'd like to start bringing it back.  Even though emails are very convenient and appropriate at times, things like birthday cards and letters just to say hello are still very special.  At least, i think they are.  After all, you can't scrapbook an e-card!

Well, i will figure something out...it will just take time.