| Moment #5 - Reunion - "Holidays are just an excuse | | | | Holidays are traditional examples of family reunions: |
| to have a Reunion." | | | | Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, |
| Let's say it has been twenty years since you've seen | | | | Fourth of July, Memorial Day, etc. Although these |
| your "old pal" Bob. One day you're out buying flowers | | | | get-togethers are centered around specific dates, we |
| for your girlfriend at the local flower shop, and in | | | | are simply experiencing one of the seven strongest |
| walks Bob. Surprise, surprise. You shake hands, and | | | | moments in life: reunion. |
| spend the next twenty minutes catching up on lost | | | | It's not hard to experience a reunion. Call up a friend |
| time. That's a reunion. Or, it has been two days since | | | | and ask them to meet you for lunch, or ask them to |
| you dropped off your dry cleaning with Gina at Gina's | | | | join you for a walk on the beach. Call a family |
| Dry Cleaning; and it's time to pick it up. You head | | | | member for a brief phone conversation-an aunt, an |
| over to get your dress shirts and Gina happens to be | | | | uncle, or perhaps a distant cousin. |
| working the front desk again. That's another reunion. | | | | Reunions are fairly simple to incorporate into your life. |
| Reunions can be brief and light (saying hello to your | | | | If you design your life to have a few reunions in it |
| boss when you get to work in the morning), or they | | | | every week, especially strong ones, you'll live a life |
| can be emotional heavy-weights (visiting a friend who | | | | that is richer in the human experience. |
| once saved your life). | | | | Reunions do not have to be big productions either. All |
| Some examples of reunion: | | | | it takes to experience a reunion is a phone call to an |
| Reuniting with your son or daughter after years of a | | | | old friend. Why not pick up the phone right now and |
| strained relationship and no communication | | | | call someone whom you haven't spoken to for |
| Reuniting with a doctor who has the results to your | | | | years? It'll be a good experience for the both of you. |
| blood tests | | | | I promise. |
| Reuniting with your classmates at your forty-year | | | | Thank you for taking the time to read these articles. |
| high school reunion | | | | You have now learned five of the Seven Moments. |
| Reunions can also be an expected part of our daily | | | | The last two moments truly tie everything together. |
| routine: | | | | However, they are only available in my book. |
| Reuniting with your co-workers when you go to | | | | You should be able to enhance your daily life by |
| work | | | | appreciating these moments when they occur. You |
| The girl at the coffee shop who knows exactly what | | | | should also try to generate them into your life |
| you want | | | | whenever possible. |
| The doorman who greets you every day | | | | |