People who used to send or receive Christmas cards know that the proliferation of instant digital communication and social media has not helped people say “Happy Holidays” and “Merry Christmas” any better.

The snail mail cards are disappearing each year but they are not being replaced by and large by digital cards or even just emails or texts that say “Merry Christmas”.

The ability to communicate seamlessly does not mean that we are communicating more.

Context is lost in a text message.

Emotion is a guessing game (often an incorrect one) when reading someone’s email message.

Even young people who drive the texting revolution are beginning to rethink whether a little old school communication might not be more rewarding.

I am making a conscious attempt to take the best of email, texting and social media along with phone calls, more face-to-face situations and even letters.

When telling a person you are proud of them, there is nothing better than a written message that can be posted, saved or savored.

The reason young people are beginning to rethink their options of communication is – well, frankly, because they can’t get the attention of even their parents and friends who have also embraced convenient technology.

Text, emails and social media postings have their place.

Being there in the present for another person supersedes even the coolest technology.

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