Walking with friends. It’s a simple thing, yet it opens you just a little.
Eating with friends. Simple. Watching a kids soccer game together, sitting together at a dance recital with parents you’ve gotten to know. More simplicity.
The human touch, the physical presence of others in your life, no matter how transitory feels…nice.
Facebooking, Instagraming, these are nice too. It doesn’t feel the same as the physical presence of another person near you, interacting with you.
Seeing their eyes as they talk, watching them express themselves…it is a simple pleasure we don’t notice much, until it’s not there.
You can go days without that in-the-flesh contact with someone you know better than the lady who scans your groceries at the store. It is easy to shut them out, not because you want to, but because life is busy and there are so many things to do. When do you find the time?
How do you change that? How do you interrupt your crammed schedule to find…to craft little crevices of time to invite someone into your physical space?
Shaking hands, a hug, a touch on the shoulder, a smile. These are shared things that wrap you with life, with love, with acceptance.
It may seem simple, and it is. But the warmth of another person you enjoy being with, even in small doses, moves you to more peace, less isolation. opening you to more simpleness that is the foundation of joy.
Find a friend, a neighbor, someone near by, then meet at a Starbucks. Go for a walk together. Share a cup of tea. Talk. Listen. You be you, your friend be a friend. When you walk away after a hug, feel the peace that is now there inside you. Allow it to be, to gently spread warmth inside.
The simple touch of a friend. You’ll want to do it more. Reach out now to make it happen again, with the same person, or another. Do it before the glow of that touch fades.
The quiet joy of life is living inside the touch of friends.
The UnDiet Project © 2017 Boyd Jentzsch. All Rights Reserved.
23 thoughts on “The Touch of a Friend. It may seem simple, and It Is. #UnDiet Your Soul & Connect #HeartThis”
Friends are amazing! I love being a friend and having friends!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have a few friends I definitely connect with as often as I can. My friends are truly special to me and I love each and every one of them.
Nice article, thanks.
I need such special friend in my life.
Love this post such great tips.
Friends really are important!
What a great post! I miss my best-friend. She moved to Florida but we still talk all the time. We are so the same it is insane.
I loved the pictures of women fellowshipping and bonding. Especially the one in the boats.
This is so important to remember. Nothing can replace it human contact, . I worry young people who are growing up with so much technology will not even know how to look someone in the eye.
i needed to read this today! i am having such a hard time staing connected or even making time for anyone else lately. this is such a wonderful read! it touches home with me!
Love the post! 😀
These photos are great.I miss my best friend.
My bestee for 32 years now, we live in different states but it’s still the same!!!!
What a great post, it is so true!! I know first hand because I have been a mobile (we move a lot) stay at home mom for almost 7 years now. It is so hard to not have any friends and just do the normal things that friends do together.
Thank you for sharing. I don’t know what I would do without my best friend.
I love this post. I find Im so much happier when I make time for my female friends.
Thank you for this reminder! We definitely do not reach out to our friends near enough with all the virtual technology!
thank you for this advice. i have some conditions that prevent regular contact in person, but i try when i can
My mom is the one I do all of these things with, I’m not ashamed one bit. She’s my best friend.
I love to connect with other women, I don’t get that enough for sure.
Friends are a special blessing. Everyone needs a friend to lean on for support, spend time with. I know I value my best friend.
It is very important to make a connection with other people each day. Something as simple as a kind word can brighten the worst day. Great post.
This is a great post and so true. Just talking to a neighbor each day outside can change how you feel I believe. We all need the human contact. Isolation is not good for anyone. Thanks for sharing the tips.