The weather was so nice today and I was determined not to spend it indoors. So guess what I did? I visited a friend on campus and I had so much fun. It was good to talk to another person and not stare so much at my computer screen, typing up school work and watching free movies online.
Today I want to talk about friends and friendship and how important friends can be especially when we have fears and problems.
Ever had a friend that for some reason you just stopped talking to for no reason? But you remember being comfortable with them and even having a good time. I understand some friendships become stale and people grow out of certain friendships. Well this isn't the kind I am talking about. Too often people like myself who are very shy or introverted tend to stop talking to people especially when we feel we are boring them or we feel that secretly they must not like us and talk about us behind our backs. Because of this reason we begin to distance ourselves from people that matter to us because we do not want to be a bother and sometimes the burnt of the joke or back talk. I should know I used to do this and even sometimes do it till date but seeing as I am trying to become more outspoken and open version of myself this is a habit I am trying to curb.
So diary, I visited my friend and we caught up, we even had something to eat that this friend prepared. We talked watched a movie, took a walk around campus and it was splendid. I got back home around 8:30pm, pretty late for me (lol). Why are friends important? Well for one they keep you sane and when you have really good friends they can influence your lives positively. We all need positives in our lives, to balance out the negatives. We learn from friends and they learn from us.
Having friends is so important, as I have come to realize, having someone who you can talk to, have, have a drink with, do something crazy with and so on a foreign adventure with is an amazing thing. Spending time with my friend today made me realize that I have this, that I might have a best friend in her. Unbelievable for someone like me. Turns out we are also have our own foreign adventure we plan to take. To live a year abroad in south Africa doing internships in our respective fields while exploring and discovering the country.
Friendship is such a wonderful thing and I have decided to reach out to those friends that I might have unknowingly pushed away.
I understand that most people might be hesitant to do this, establish reconnections with old friends for fear of rejection. Understand that it is the first step that matters, work up that courage and reach out, see how things go from there. Humans by nature are social animals, someone smart said this.
I understand that most people might be hesitant to do this, establish reconnections with old friends for fear of rejection. Understand that it is the first step that matters, work up that courage and reach out, see how things go from there. Humans by nature are social animals, someone smart said this.
Hopes this helps someone today. Thank you. I would love to read your own stories about friends that you have pushed away and somehow reconnected with.
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