Dear Friends:The explosion in the popularity and use of social media has given us a great deal of irritation, but has also provided us with an incredible opportunity. Somewhere, sandwiched in between serious business networking and non-stop social gossiping is the world of reunions -- a world of second chances. A place in cyberspace where we get the amazing opportunity to find someone we've missed, and to say what we wish we could have said, had we then the gift of hindsight...and had we not then been consumed by the emotions of the moment, or by foolish pride or pettiness. It is a chance to set things right, to start anew, or to simply close out old, unsolved mysteries.
Re-connecting with these people from the past is amazingly therapeutic -- they will give you a firmer sense of your own identity, of your place in the lives of others, and in the Universe of the Human Experience. I posted the following on Facebook:
douglascastle http://twitlik.com/CousinStu. I reconnected with a long-lost cousin. You should, too. Life is short. http://twitlik.com/OK #TNNW. (amended url)
The NATIONAL NETWORKER and SrMeetUp! are both interested in your stories about reunions with family, friends, schoolmates, business associates...old loves. If you have a story to share about networking your way back to your childhood, or to your own true identity through the internet, please (please!) write to us. Simply write your story in the "Comments" Section under this article -- just click on the word "Comments." I will forward your stories to the appropriate individuals.
It is supremely ironic that a technological advance has been able to transport me back to a simpler time in my youth, and to get answers to so many questions. Given the chance, I hope that it may do the same for you. Networking can not only help you to connect with new people -- it can help you get reconnected with your inner self.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
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In some of the short newsfeed postings (in particular, those from http://htxt.it/), the hyperlinks are not live. They are not dead -- no, they are merely sleeping. To awaken them, just copy them (Ctrl+C) and paste them (Ctrl+V) into your browser and press the "go" button...the sleeping link will immediately come to life and you'll be directed to the proper page so that you can read the referenced article or posting.
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