Call Me

Hi there.

Whilst I've been sat feeling sorry for myself for the past - I don't know - month, something came to my attention: I don't call my friends enough.

Back when I was at school I knew all of my friends' house numbers by heart and would natter to them about nothing for hours. I miss that. Just being able to call someone for no reason whatsoever. Now actual voice calls have been replaced with meaningless texts which leave me with no satisfaction; I haven't actually spoken to anyone. Realisation hit me when I was sat for hours in my bed, doing nothing but checking my phone over and over again waiting for something to happen. What was I waiting for? Someone wanting to talk to me I guess. But it works both ways. Holding back from starting a conversation doesn't make sense, nobody's going to miss talking to me if I don't actually talk to them.

Humans are social creatures and I believe that we need social interaction in order to be truly happy. We all want to feel loved and needed by people in the world; I'm going to ensure that I'm the one dialing those numbers again. Mainly because I know how it feels when I receive texts that read something along the lines of
'Are you busy? Can I call you?'
and you get the dreaded feeling that something isn't right. But then you hear
'I just fancied a chat'
There's no nicer feeling than being made aware that you were on someone's mind. So instead of moping around and waiting for something when I'm feeling down, I'm going to pick up my phone and make people aware that I need to hear their voice every once and a while.

This all occurred after a phone call with my brother the other day, I realised how much a conversation can change your mood. There's something very comforting about hearing a familiar voice in your ear. You know, those people who don't need to say anything in particular - them talking is enough to cheer you up. I miss chatting away on the phone about nothing, laughing, even the silences between conversations when you don't have to say anything, you just know that somebody is there.

It's decided then: I'm going back to school. Not literally. Just my attitude towards communication.  So friends and family, be expecting a call from me.

TTFN

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