something my friend dustin does

i'm going to say it was three and a half years ago... maybe? i know it hasn't been four years. :shrug: okay then. we'll say between three and four years ago. i was in kearney for the weekend visiting friends. i remember having a BLAST! man, it was a good weekend. the time with friends was soooo good and i had some really great conversations. conversations that got me thinking about life, people, and myself.

dustin and i were outside talking. it was just he and i. it was night. he was confessing he'd felt a bit lonely as of late. i remember him telling me that there were 250+ names in his phone and not one went a week without being called. i think that's simply AMAZING, keeping in touch like that. dustin felt lonely though, because he didn't get many calls from other people. "i know a lot of people scottie. but not many know me." he said. from the combination of talking with so many people and not feeling heard or felt, and having few people initiate calls with him, he was feeling lonely... apart... without... sad. i felt really bad for him. we hugged. i cried.

i kind of went off track there and described how dustin was feeling. that wasn't the intent of the post. though i'm not looking past that at all (it's an important event in his and my life and one i'll remember forever), i'm posting about how great it is that dustin initiated. and not just a little. he kept up with a LOT of people - all different types and on all different levels of acquaintances and friendships. dustin's such a cool guy and this is one thing about him that i really admire. i'm quite bad at initiating. yet i desire connection with those i know. so i'm making it a point to do what's difficult for me. i really want to and have wanted to for a while now. i'm going through my phone and email and am going to keep up with people. w00t!

cheers!