So today is International Friendship Day as you can probably tell by the title… I personally don’t think you need to have a special day each year to acknowledge and apprecaite your friends but it is a great reminder for those busy people to do so.
I have been very lucky in my life when it comes to friendship and I hope you have been too. The key (in my opinion) to finding good friends is being open minded towards everyone you meet. Do not let the surface level or that first interaction put you off. First impressions can be hard and I don’t think I would have many friends if people judged me on their first impression – I am annoying.
Anyway, now that you know my secret to making new friends I’m going to tell you how to keep them around for a long time. Firstly, find the friends that you resonate the most with, create the environment of people that will help you be a better you. Now you need to nurture those relationships. Each one will be different. Some of my good friends are busy, they don’t need me to message them daily to know that I will be there no matter what. Other friends however require different levels of contact and love. I push my friends to achieve greatness by reminding them of their worth and also their goals. Others, I send daily updates of my life just so they can feel included on this wild ride. Basically, you need to understand your friends and their love languages.
Now please for the love of chocolate, listen carefully. It won’t always be 50/50, everyone has different things going on in life at different times. Just do what you can and sometimes a little more. In my case I focus on others quite a bit and try and solve all the problems, except my own. I am working on this and it’s not going great but thats a story for another time.
Anyway, Happy International Friendship day. Special mention to my twin flame Tegan and my life long friends that spent 5 wholesome years at the high school from hell. Plus all the people that have gotten me to where I am today. You really created one hell of a chick!
