make one new friend

i made lots of new friends. at school or at work, make sure you don’t isolate yourself from your peers. introduce yourself, and BE YOURSELF. don’t overthink anything just go up there and be like “hey, whats up” and start a conversation. eventually it’ll turn into friendship

I’ve lived in this house for more than three years, but I used to travel a lot. Now I work from home. And I’m out walking the pup at least three times a day. I’m absolutely amazed at how many people want to say hello to the puppy. They stop their cars and get out. They come out of their houses when I’m passing by.

I’ve lived in this house for three years and only really know my neighbor across the street because we wave to each other while shoveling snow. This morning I was out walking the pup and he made a point of stopping to say hello, greeted the pup, and chatted for a few minutes. It’s been great getting to know my neighbors!

When it comes to people, I just have no patience. At my age- that seems to be unheard of. It is just that I look around me and I seem people doing 1000 things that annoy the hell out of me, and at this point in life, I just don’t care to see past that.

So. My goal is to get over myself, and step out into the social playing field. I intend on making friends with one person that is not currently a part of my circle of friends.

Too bad there aren’t more people in my little town… I’ve mostly exhausted my options as it is..

i read this last night

sincere motivation acts as an antidote to reduce fear and anxiety

the closer one gets to being motivated by altruism, the more fearless one becomes in the face of even extremely anxiety-provoking circumstances. but the same principle can be applied in smaller ways, even when one’s motivation is less than completely altruistic. standing back and simply making sure that you mean no harm and that your motivation is sincere can help reduce anxiety in everyday situations

consequently, if i really think about my motivation in future attempts to meet people and realize that it comes from just wanting to love and be loved in return, then perhaps i won’t be so shy. i don’t mean anyone any harm and i sincerely want to have more good people in my life.

Just like on tv. That’s what I want. A bunch of people that I can call and hang out with, as a group and separately. I’m not really shy, but for some reason I just don’t seem to click with people. I guess I just expect people to approach me. People who have a lot of friends probably don’t expect others to initiate contact.