and then guess who really sent it.*
TO: Ewe@yahoo.com
FROM: SupremeBeing@earthlink.net
For reasons that are mysterious to me, I feel compelled to violate an important rule of our relationship. I am offering advice that you have not asked for.
You and I both know that you have not sought my opinion about anything important in a very long time. In fact, we have really lost touch with each other over the years. We just sort of “check in” around holidays, weddings, or funerals. But these “check ins” have become so ritualized that they no longer have much meaning for me. I suspect they have lost meaning for you, too.
I feel like I have been trying for ages to send you subtle, indirect messages. These signals were intended to let you know that we need to start paying more attention to each other. A few times the signals have been very dramatic and temporarily gotten your attention. Yet, I continue to believe that I am not having a significant impact.
Therefore, I am taking a more direct approach. I am emailing this candid appraisal of how I think things are going. Even though you have not asked, I am offering advice that I believe will be helpful. Of course, I accept the fact that you may continue to ignore me as usual.
Here goes.
1) Your priorities have gotten completely out of whack. I think it is time for you to reconsider what is important in your life. Here is a clue.
Relationships are everything.
I know. Salesmen have turned this into a cliché but, it still remains true. No amount of work, money, achievement, or attention can match the value of positive, supportive relationships between people. Nothing is more important. I know that you are aware of this. You just don’t act like it.
2) Stop trying so hard. You appear to be running as fast as you can to get someplace you don’t want to go. Slow down and remember 1).
3) You are not getting wiser with age. In fact, you had a better sense of what you were doing when you were younger. Try to remember what you used to know about living life in the moment. If you need help with this, talk to your children. They have not had as much time to forget what they know.
I hope this is helpful. As you know, I am always available if you want to discuss any of this.
Yours,
S.B.
*I think my wife may have sent this email.
TO: Ewe@yahoo.com
FROM: SupremeBeing@earthlink.net
For reasons that are mysterious to me, I feel compelled to violate an important rule of our relationship. I am offering advice that you have not asked for.
You and I both know that you have not sought my opinion about anything important in a very long time. In fact, we have really lost touch with each other over the years. We just sort of “check in” around holidays, weddings, or funerals. But these “check ins” have become so ritualized that they no longer have much meaning for me. I suspect they have lost meaning for you, too.
I feel like I have been trying for ages to send you subtle, indirect messages. These signals were intended to let you know that we need to start paying more attention to each other. A few times the signals have been very dramatic and temporarily gotten your attention. Yet, I continue to believe that I am not having a significant impact.
Therefore, I am taking a more direct approach. I am emailing this candid appraisal of how I think things are going. Even though you have not asked, I am offering advice that I believe will be helpful. Of course, I accept the fact that you may continue to ignore me as usual.
Here goes.
1) Your priorities have gotten completely out of whack. I think it is time for you to reconsider what is important in your life. Here is a clue.
Relationships are everything.
I know. Salesmen have turned this into a cliché but, it still remains true. No amount of work, money, achievement, or attention can match the value of positive, supportive relationships between people. Nothing is more important. I know that you are aware of this. You just don’t act like it.
2) Stop trying so hard. You appear to be running as fast as you can to get someplace you don’t want to go. Slow down and remember 1).
3) You are not getting wiser with age. In fact, you had a better sense of what you were doing when you were younger. Try to remember what you used to know about living life in the moment. If you need help with this, talk to your children. They have not had as much time to forget what they know.
I hope this is helpful. As you know, I am always available if you want to discuss any of this.
Yours,
S.B.
*I think my wife may have sent this email.
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