We all have those people in our lives that we call “friends.”
During the last decade, I have met the majority of the
people that are now a part of my life. I always have a tendency to be around
the same people and do the same activities. I have many friends that have been
part of my life for more than 25 years and continue to be. I love to meet new people and hear their
stories. It’s great when I can have a
conversation with someone like I’ve known them for years even if I only met them
two minutes ago.
At one point in my life, I found myself in the same circle
of friends. It was warm, comfortable,
lovable, fun and enjoyable but, I always had a feeling that I wanted more. That’s when I decided to start meeting new
people. I felt like I needed to interact
with new people to experience new things in my life. It was scary in the beginning being around strangers
and I was a little shy at first but, “Aly, the social butterfly” always had
something to talk about.
The first person I met when I decided to venture out was
Denise. She didn’t
know anything about me other than my name. She worked in the same office building where I
had my office. One day, I asked “How’s
your day going?” That’s when I opened
the door to a new friendship. We started
to have lunch together regularly talking about our careers, weekend plans, life
experiences, boys and just truly enjoyed our time together. Denise is five years younger than me so
sometimes if I was giving her advice she would respond “OK, MOM.”
Denise is the perfect example of great friendships that evolve
when you explore the opportunities to meet new people. We’ve traveled to different places together
like Puerto Rico and Miami. Last week, she
shared how much our friendship meant to her and asked me to be in her wedding. It all started with a simple “hello” and
here we are three years later with so many great memories to look back on and a
great friendship to be proud of. We both
travel frequently for work and have successful careers but, we have always
managed to catch up with each other and stay in touch.
I encourage you to build new relationships in your life and
nurture your existing friendships. It
doesn’t take away from your existing friendships to create new ones. People must earn your trust and time but you
have to give them the opportunity to be around. I have met so many new friends within the last
two years that truly continue to make a difference in my life. I encourage you
to make new friends!
This is GOALYGO!
Yanira ALY Nazario :))
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