I've always been a person that takes friendships seriously, though that said in all honesty I have very few close friends. At the start of this year I pondered the friends situation and decided to strengthen some of the friendships I have. There's no really easy way you can do this apart from just being honest and straight with people and of course giving them more of your time and be more understanding of them. Personally, sometimes I do myself no favours, I can be brusque at times, maybe arrogant to some, and I don't think people always get my humour. I also have a habit of speaking my mind, though these days I do generally tend to think more before I do so.
The good thing over the first quarter of this year is that I do feel I have improved several friendships with people. I think the recent passing of my friend Russ has also made people closer in the community I socialise with, I suspect a good few of us have been reflective of our friendships with each other.
I do think it's hard to strengthen some bonds, people have different outlooks or allegiances and some people can be judgemental at times, including myself, which is why I decided to try and be more accepting of others this year, to try harder in general.
Fortune has favoured on me since I moved here and I've made some good friends, though there's the odd one or two that I feel haven't really accepted me into the fold just yet. Recently I've connected with some old school friends and that feels good, hopefully I will see more of them and catch up about the past (cringe!!!) in the coming months.
One thing is for sure though, as I get older I increasingly realise how important good friends are.
The good thing over the first quarter of this year is that I do feel I have improved several friendships with people. I think the recent passing of my friend Russ has also made people closer in the community I socialise with, I suspect a good few of us have been reflective of our friendships with each other.
I do think it's hard to strengthen some bonds, people have different outlooks or allegiances and some people can be judgemental at times, including myself, which is why I decided to try and be more accepting of others this year, to try harder in general.
Fortune has favoured on me since I moved here and I've made some good friends, though there's the odd one or two that I feel haven't really accepted me into the fold just yet. Recently I've connected with some old school friends and that feels good, hopefully I will see more of them and catch up about the past (cringe!!!) in the coming months.
One thing is for sure though, as I get older I increasingly realise how important good friends are.
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