why?

Why is it that the things that are most important to us we always seem put last?
All of my close friends, and my best friend do not live within a 100 miles of me. And even though I think about them everyday and pray for their success and happiness I still fail to do the right thing and send them a text or give them a call periodically. There’s this part of me that tells me that our friendship is strong enough to not keep in contact with them. But the thing is, I want to know what is going on in their life. I want to know their struggles and the happiness in life. So, why? Why do I not make a better effort to make that connection?
So, this week, my goal is to take some time out my schedule and give them the respect they deserve as my friend and make better contact with them.
~ada