Conversation

More than one person who follows my blogs has told me that they enjoy reading them because they're written like a conversation. Someone said it was like sitting down for coffee with me and having a chat. Those are nice compliments and I have to say that's exactly how I feel about them too! I sit at the computer and talk to my friends. I share things that are on my mind and in my heart and I let the thoughts flow freely. It's a chat over coffee, if you will.

I think one of the things we're missing in this day and age is the opportunity to sit and talk with friends more often. When I was a child my mother got together with her friends, had coffee and talked, shared concerns and frustrations and were just there for each other emotionally. A "support group" before such things had a name! Men used to do more of the same at their private clubs and "business" lunches. We don't seem to do those things anymore do we? It's hard work to find time to sit with friends and just let the conversation flow.

I think that's why I love my knitting group so much. There's no agenda, no topic - anything goes. We can let the conversation move along easily and whatever's on anyone's mind becomes the topic of the day. It's a chance not to think about the bills or the housework or the schedule on our calendars. Just me and some friends, knitting and chatting.

Conversation is becoming a lost art.