You can always tell what kind of a person someone is by the company they keep. Or, in my case, you can tell the kind of new friends you'll make by the friend you have in common.
My good friend SMG was in town this weekend with her girlfriends. While it was a little bit of a reunion for the two of us in over four years, I had the pleasure of meeting some pretty amazing people this weekend. All of them were young, successful, and real. Just genuine people.
The experience has given me hope in such a cynical city like New York. I'm sure there are a lot of great people out here, but maybe I haven't thought so because of how I'd been introduced to them. Sometimes your friends are like catalysts in that they make or break your first impressions of people when making new friends. And the way these girls introduced me to their mutual friends in NYC made it seem like I'd known these people for years.
And now I seem to have a few new friends who seem like people I want to hang out with. It's a nice change for me after the last two years, especially since the few friends I have are mostly from work. That and I wonder if the success they have in life will help inspire me to find my own.
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That reminds me about how I have been experiencing confidence lately. I've noticed that I've been having little moments of amazingly unfaltered self-esteem, but it only lasts for a little while. Then I fall back into a frumpy mood. But it's such a huge swing back and forth sometimes. I seem to remember being a lot more balanced in life.
What the fuck happened?
This post is so true. Although you may be in a group of mostly strangers, the one or two people you do know within the group really have the power to make or break the experience. And when you come across a new group you really click with, it can be quite inspiring. Glad to hear you had such a positive experience!
ReplyDeleteI think it is so important to surround yourself with people who inspire you. Successful, positive people who are down to earth are reminders that we have the potential, too.
ReplyDeleteThe more you do... the more you want to do.