Last week I attended a colleague’s going away party. She had accepted another job and was moving on to a new adventure. During the dinner she mentioned how people in the office were upset that she had left early that day and they didn’t get to say goodbye.

She had given a month notice so there was plenty of time to say goodbye. She always wasn’t very close to the people who were upset about not saying goodbye. They were not friends, did not really spend anytime together and she wasn’t planning on keeping in touch with any of them.

Sometimes we regret what we are losing instead of appreciating what we have. There are many people you work with on a regular basis but you do not take the time to build a relationships with them. For some reason, you just do not find the need to be more than you are now. When the person decides to leave, you can feel regret for not taking the time to get to know them and maybe even guilt for not building a relationship with this person which could have brought you a lot in life.

So should you make friends with everyone? I am not saying that. I saying appreciate the people you have in your life and make those relationships strong. Those are the people in your inner circle who you want to keep around. The other people in your life shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed but treat them in a way so you will not have any regrets later when the relationship ends.

I think we learn this lesson most when someone close to us dies. It reminds us that our time is limited and we need to make the most of it today. There is no guarantee of a tomorrow, we only have today.

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