Moment #5 – Reunion - "Holidays are just an excuse to
have a Reunion."
Let’s say it has been twenty years since you’ve seen your
“old pal” Bob. One day you’re out buying flowers for your girlfriend at the
local flower shop, and in walks Bob. Surprise, surprise. You shake hands, and
spend the next twenty minutes catching up on lost time. That’s a reunion. Or,
it has been two days since you dropped off your dry cleaning with Gina at
Gina’s Dry Cleaning; and it’s time to pick it up. You head over to get your
dress shirts and Gina happens to be working the front desk again. That’s
another reunion.
Reunions can be brief and light (saying hello to your boss
when you get to work in the morning), or they can be emotional heavy-weights
(visiting a friend who once saved your life).
Some examples of reunion:
Reuniting with your son or daughter after years of a
strained relationship and no communication
Reuniting with a doctor who has the results to your blood
tests
Reuniting with your classmates at your forty-year high
school reunion
Reunions can also be an expected part of our daily routine:
Reuniting with your co-workers when you go to work
The girl at the coffee shop who knows exactly what you want
The doorman who greets you every day
Holidays are traditional examples of family reunions:
Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, Fourth of July, Memorial
Day, etc. Although these get-togethers are centered around specific dates, we
are simply experiencing one of the seven strongest moments in life: reunion.
It’s not hard to experience a reunion. Call up a friend and
ask them to meet you for lunch, or ask them to join you for a walk on the
beach. Call a family member for a brief phone conversation-an aunt, an uncle,
or perhaps a distant cousin.
Reunions are fairly simple to incorporate into your life. If
you design your life to have a few reunions in it every week, especially strong
ones, you’ll live a life that is richer in the human experience.
Reunions do not have to be big productions either. All it
takes to experience a reunion is a phone call to an old friend. Why not pick up
the phone right now and call someone whom you haven’t spoken to for years?
It’ll be a good experience for the both of you. I promise.
Thank you for taking the time to read these articles. You
have now learned five of the Seven Moments. The last two moments truly tie
everything together. However, they are only available in my book.
You should be able to enhance your daily life by
appreciating these moments when they occur. You should also try to generate
them into your life whenever possible. - Christian Blake
