Finding opportunities to have one on one conversation with others is something worth the effort. I recently had a five hour conversation with my nephew's wife, Cathy, and it was wonderful to connect with her in that way. As I thought about it later I realized that, because I live away from my family, I rarely have a chance to talk with any of them one on one - it tends to be in a group. Conversation is always different in groups than it is one on one. We must all look for the opportunities to have meaningful conversation.

• Art of Gracious Living
• Patsy Terrell