Sally works hard at nurturing relationships, always keeping in touch. She phones me every evening while I am on this trip just to catch up and check everything is OK. She does it too with friends. No one has ever dropped off Sally's address list if she could help it. To her it is never a chore, she loves it.
Me? Too often I need a reason to call. I try hard to change, to call just to say hi. My friend Mark once said that he was glad that he'd made the effort to become friends with me. That was a real shock, a revolutionary concept to me. I loved him for it.
The trouble is that it's difficult to change completely. Some friends may rightly say that I don't work at it as much as I could. They are probably right. But I am trying. Also it's one of the reasons that I married Sally. Her friends are my friends too.
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Martin, I hate to say you give me too much credit. You having Sally and me having Diana really makes it easy. Still, I am happy for your comment. We are enjoying your quest/journey everyday like the best novel we have every read. Only it's real life! Thanks,
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Yep, you must try harder!
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