After wondering why, I found that as a child, I was not subjected to the scrutiny that is involved in office politics. I was free to say how I felt and not worry about the consequences. Of course I was not hateful, (that is unless you ask my brother) but still I had not been conditioned to only say what was considered to be politically correct.
After relocating and working from home, candidates for good friends became less and less. One day, a neighbor brought another lady by the house. This lady had just suffered the devastation of loosing her home to fire and needed everything. Since we had just consolidated two houses into one, I had extra items and was glad to share. As Sue’s new home was being built, our friendship began to be created as well. Sue taught me several things, but I think the most important thing was to be able to be myself. To say things and laugh about my self. Not to censor every comment to make sure it was politically correct.
Sue has been a blessing in my life, and due to the changes she has encouraged in me, I have now been able to “let my hair down” and create even more friendships. A great example is recently, another good friend named Pam was up visiting. Sue and I both had some errands to run. Pam came along with us and although the errands were nothing extraordinary, we made it a great girls day out. For instance, being a breast cancer survivor, I had an appointment for a fitting for a bra that would help even things out. While there, the 3 of us all had fittings, laughed, and as only good friends could do, made comments on the “girls” and how they appear so different with the correct fit. As Sue mentioned, we got our headlights aligned…
I am blessed to have good friends in my life once again. Age does not seem to be an issue. I have ladies in their 30’s and ladies in their 70’s that are true friends. I challenge you to quit trying to fit in, and be yourself. You might just be pleasantly surprised with the results.
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