One way of staying in touch is to chat over coffee
There are many different ways of staying in touch with people, but lately, everyone seems to want to use instant messaging, email, or social networking sites like Facebook to keep in touch. However, before all of this technology came along, there were other ways of staying in touch with each other.
The main way was to visit and talk. While this might sound incredibly old-fashioned to today’s kids, people used to visit each other just to talk. They didn’t play video games or watch movies. Instead, they just sat around, had dinner or a nice dessert, and visited. Today, this type of interaction often takes place in coffee shops. Next time you’re tempted to send an email to someone who lives nearby, why not ask them to meet you for coffee and simply talk to them face to face?
The telephone is another way of keeping in touch. No, I’m not talking about texting from your cell phone! In the past, people would actually talk on the phone for hours, and they would call each other just to chat. Today, because it seems like we’re all so busy, people only call when they need something. Next time you’re tempted to make a call and hang up after you get the information you need, take the time to ask how the person is doing. Even if you only chat about the weather for a few minutes, it will help you take a few minutes out of your day to just talk to someone.
Finally, a really old school suggestion: actually sit down and write a hand-written letter to someone! Imagine how they will feel opening an envelope and finding a two or three page hand-written letter from you. It shows that you took the time to really think about what you want to say to them and then took the time to actually write it out instead of typing it. You can also doodle in the margins or add cute little stickers. You can write in different colors, too, or use fancy stationary. You can really make a connection with a hand-written letter, and while it’s not done that much any more, it’s a great way of staying in touch.
