“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” -Tennessee Williams

Start by thinking what it would be like for you to hear from someone who has lost touch with you, specifically someone you’d really like to hear from. Is it an old classmate, a distant friend, someone who has moved away, a relative? Having imagined that, think for whom you’d like to provide that kind of a positive surprise. Consider making a list of people you haven’t seen for some time or those whom you miss. Choose one of these people and take steps to reach her/him. Any style of communication is fine but you will get more from the exercise if it extends beyond an email or voice mail message to some kind of exchange. If that act of connecting isn’t a kindness act in itself, then extend the action to include doing something kind for this person.

If you find this theme difficult or problematic, please feel free to interpret it another way. See if you can stick to the theme of reconnecting, though, perhaps by reconnecting to something other than a person from your past.