We humans are social creatures but we often have difficulty expressing ourselves. While it's easy to say thanks or congratulations, it's quite another to express pride, personal gratitude or, especially, love.
Many excuses are used to explain our unwillingness to engage in more intimate forms of communication but our failure to do so may provoke sadness and/or self-doubt in those closest to us. Communication is a learned art and regular practice benefits both the speaker and the recipient(s).
Of course, many of us are also reluctant to contact old friends, often believing that our effort would be unwelcome after so much time has passed. But we don't know until we try and, if we wait too long, the opportunity might just vanish forever.
