I used to freely admit I didn't like the phone and preferred texting. You know that saying....be careful what you wish for, right? Well, I'm taking back those words. Yes, the phone can put me outside my comfort zone for some reason. BUT....as I'm aging, I am resenting the disconnectedness of text and social media conversations.
Don't get me wrong, I think technology can be absolutely phenomenal, but I'm hitting the "back in the good ole days" period of my life. I want simple, direct, meaningful. I miss the conversations that are complete and not ignored or only a portion addressed. The time lapse between sides of the discussion/convo can be enormous. I want connection, discussion, resolution. I want the warmth of someone's voice and the feelings it evokes in me. I want hard conversations. I want to make myself and potentially the person I'm talking to uncomfortable with what I say because of the emotion, caring, and love that is in my words. That is something people are starting to forget, I fear.
It really hit home yesterday, which was my 64th birthday. I did not speak to one person. Every birthday wish was words on a screen - Facebook, Messenger, Text. It broke my heart that not one person could bother to pick up the phone and make that extra effort - and that I have done just this in the past, not realizing the personal connection I was rejecting.
I know an incoming phone call can be at an inconvenient time, or not something you want to deal with, but too bad. I'm going to be THAT person who calls you at THE most inopportune time and, if nothing else, tells you that I wanted a vocal connection to tell you the reason I'm calling. That connecting with you on a vocal level is more important to me than words on a screen. I love you.
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