The art of keeping in touch - by Carina

I love when someone admits they were randomly thinking of me. A text on a Wednesday morning: “You were on my mind, wish you a lovely day.” A holiday postcard: “Hello from Peru!” A phone call after work: “Can I stop by? I got you something on my way home.” Do you want to know the number one insight from the 80-year-long Harvard study conducted on human happiness—what leads to health and fulfilment over a lifetime? Close relationships and social connections. Isn’t that wonderful? Hanging with your friends is literally a health investment. The study also stated that “The participants who actively cultivated relationships over their lifetimes reaped rewards. But they didn’t just let things happen. They made plans with friends, reached out to people, and joined community and social groups. They intentionally nurtured their in-person social connections.” In Finding your people, I wrote that good friendships can afford to move in big waves—to ebb and flow without losing their main core. But t

I love when someone admits they were randomly thinking of me. A text on a Wednesday morning: “You were on my mind, wish you a lovely day.” A holiday postcard: “Hello from Peru!” A phone call after work: “Can I stop by? I got you something on my way home.” Do you want to know the number one insight from the 80-year-long Harvard study conducted on human happiness—what leads to health and fulfilment over a lifetime? Close relationships and social connections. Isn’t that wonderful? Hanging with your friends is literally a health investment. The study also stated that “The participants who actively