| Â | | | | some work and effort. Here is the list: |
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| Making Friends | | | | Â |
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| Â | | | | 1. Join a church |
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| Friends are so important, especially as we | | | | 2. check for activity centers |
| age. Our good friends are like chosen family. | | | | |
| They often treat us better than some of our | | | | 3. Join a gym |
| family members. There are many kinds of | | | | |
| friendships as well as many reasons why we | | | | 4. Join the chamber of commerce |
| select certain people to be our friend. | | | | |
| Sometimes it is as simple as living close to | | | | 5. Go on line to find the activities |
| each other. Sometimes it is about having a | | | | available in your area |
| common interest or need. Sometimes we just | | | | |
| like each other and have absolutely nothing | | | | 6. Find clubs or groups that share your |
| in common. | | | | interests |
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| We meet these friends at a variety of places. | | | | 7. Volunteer |
| When we have young children it is really easy | | | | |
| to find friends. Our kids almost bring them | | | | 8. Be friendly and interested in others |
| home to us. As we get older and perhaps no | | | | |
| longer working or doing a lot of volunteer | | | | Very often people are caught up in their own |
| work, it becomes far more difficult to meet | | | | lives and activities, so you have to have a |
| and make these friends. | | | | lot of patience. The most difficult thing is |
| | | | to find friends who you personally can |
| Aging also brings on other issues. Sometimes | | | | connect with. Very often they just come out |
| people are bombarded with financial and | | | | of the blue. |
| medical problems that keep them from being | | | | |
| social. Some people seem to be happy to keep | | | | When living in Florida I had a part time job |
| the friends they have and not make new ones. | | | | doing "Welcome Home Services. I delivered |
| When you are older and want to make some new | | | | information about the area to new families |
| friends you have to put yourself and | | | | having just moved there. I was delivering my |
| sometimes get out of your comfort zone. You | | | | information to a very nice lady, and I was |
| have to be the inviter often and gently push | | | | just getting up to leave, and she mentioned a |
| your way in to a group that is already | | | | book she had read. I had read it and loved |
| settled. | | | | it…We became lifelong friends. |
| | | | Never dishearten as there are many people out |
| When moving to a new place and looking to | | | | there who would love a wonderful friend like |
| make some new acquaintances and connections | | | | you. |
| there are things you can do. It does take | | | | |