Someday I will be remembered for the phone calls I never made.
Yoko Ono
I spend hours on the phone. My husband jokes about my phone ministry, which makes me feel better about time that used to feel wasted. Along the way, I learned that heartfelt phone calls are never a waste of time, even if the conversations seem trivial.
My negative perception of phone calls was a result of too many hours trapped listening to slander or complaints about unimportant matters or complaints about situations a person was unwilling to change. I should have hung up.
My opinion changed after a friend lamented that she had not cleaned her closet that day because she had spent time chatting with her daughter and daughter-in-law on the phone. However, the conversations she described seemed more valuable than a clean closet.
My friend’s email reminded me to focus on the blessing and joy phone calls can bring and not the items on my to-do list.
Certain types of intimacy emerge on a phone call that might never occur if you were sitting right next to the other person.
Errol Morris Film Director
Thank you, Friends, for calling me and taking my calls.
