Recently, I connected with some of my high school friends, and it brought back memories, good and not so good.  And it reminded me of our last reunion, when I was face-to-face with schoolmates after several decades. It was great, but I must admit, when I walked into the room … it was full of old people! 

Time flashes forward in huge chunks. Just moments ago, we were graduating and heading out to the lake for some laughter and celebration with the gang. Then — flash — off to college or industry, and later to the hospital to have our kids. Finally, we walked through the door of the reunion hall, and nobody recognized us. We had too much waist, too little hair, and too many stories to get through in the couple of days we had together. It was a most surreal experience, and yet it also crystallized some things in my mind. 

Here are five things I learned: 

1. Good friendships may go dormant, but they don’t die: It was remarkable how easy it was to slip right back into conversation, laughter and camaraderie with my closest friends. My times with Sue, Duane and Gil were as though we’d never been apart. We’d traveled different roads, but........

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