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Many years after watching the movie Sounder, I still think about it. Sounder, a much-loved dog, runs away from home after being wounded by a shotgun and doesn't return for months. It's those months I wonder about. What was he doing? What made him ready to come home?

I've had times like that, too. I come from a close-knit family and am a pretty social guy. For most of my life I've had an easy time meeting people, making friends, and participating in my community. I put effort into it, volunteer work and community board meetings, and I think I’ve been a pretty good friend. Still there have been periods of grief, heartache, or illness when I stopped returning calls, declined invitations, ignored emails, and pretty much isolated myself from everyone.

During those times the isolation felt permanent, and it seemed there was no way to change it. Eventually, though, I'd make some phone calls, ask a friend to dinner, return to a group.

For a long time I imagined Sounder's time alone in the forest was some innate dog wisdom, and that isolating himself was essential to his healing. Now I think he would have been better off at home, with his family nursing him back to health. It wasn’t wisdom that kept him away—it was pain and fear. The same has been true for me.

Each day, DailyInventory.net asks you to consider opportunities for have closer, healthier relationships. Touching base with a family member, offering thanks or an apology, reaching out to an old friend you've lost touch with. Maybe even making a new friend. There are many possibilities, and each  a kindness to everyone involved.