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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Make New Friends But Keep The Old...
So tonight reminds me of the Brownies song that haunts us all...
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.
Make New Friends
In the past two years I have surprised myself. I always considered myself to be the type of person that can't make new friends. Not because I am not willing to mind you but because I don't like people. No I am not willing to get into a psychological discussion as to why I don't like people (I pay a therapist for that). As of my most recent session I have come up with the following: I don't like people: past traumatizing experiences, unwillingness to explore new territory and general shyness (I think this is the most logical and the one I will hold onto). However, one never gives up hope! In the past two years I have made a total of 10 new friends and 15 new friends based on relationship. To place this into context is equivalent to 100 home runs or buying a house worth $5.5 M. I am a really rich woman...anyone up for shopping?
OK so here are some prime examples.
Rachel: Smart, beautiful, funny and very talented chef. A woman after my own heart. She is a new friend who I idolize for her intelligence, strength and integrity.
Jessica: Cautious, smart and outgoing. A woman who no matter what she faces bends the will of those who will make situations fit her life. At the same time being a great mom.
Todd: Down to earth, gifted and genuine human. A man who will give you the shirt off his back then turn around and make one out of the nature surrounding himself.
Tara: Determined, caring and self sacrificing. A woman who holds onto who she is but is willing to give everything she is for those she loves.
Kyle: Smart, cautious and calculated. A man who will take his time to properly set up a game of Rock-Em-Sock-Em-Robots to ensure the game is fair and at the same time knowing his component is just his next victim.
Sue: Poised, intelligent and optimistic. A woman who is human like the rest of us but looks toward the future and might I add beautiful doing so.
These are just some examples of my new friends. To me this group stands for the woman I am and hope to become.
Keep The Old
I had a chance tonight to catch up with all my old friends. The ones I have felt for the past two years that I have left behind. I learned so many things I missed and had strong feelings about what I could be missing out on. I can't wait to tell you about my conclusion but that comes at the end of this blog.
Inez: Beautiful, strong and in touch with her culture. A woman who does not let society tell her she has a hard challenge before her based on her heritage.
Bianca: Strong, dedicated and honest. A woman (dare I call her that at 18) who takes everything she has witnessed and moves it to something she can use to drive her into the future.
Elizabeth/Celeste: Emotional, beautiful and hard to defeat. A woman who no matter what she faces (even if it crushes her temporarily) comes out on top.
Dante: Dependable, cool and wise. A man who you can count on to recognize what is important and what can slip between the cracks.
LaMar: Soulful, caring and genuine. A man who reaches into his soul to find the guidance to protect those who need it and even those who don't.
Conclusion
Tonight I had the unique opportunity to evaluate my new life in comparison with my old. To be honest I can say it was hard. Looking at all the good qualities of my old/new life it was hard to see the truth. Interestingly enough all it took was a kiss. The kiss reminded me that as long as you are always honest, committed to who you are and can stand to look yourself in the mirror then the new track you are on is the right one. This in no way means you have to let go of your past. Quite the opposite in fact. You must look at those you have surrounded yourself with and thank them. Without them the lessons they were there to teach all but disappear. At the same time you have to hold on to your new life. They are the people dragging you kicking and screaming into the future you are searching for.
So at the end of a long day I now understad what that old campfire song really meant...at least to me. Hold close those people in you past who helped you climb out of the bucket you were stuck in. At the same time hug those who were on the other side to pull you the rest of the way.
It seems very cliche to say but I will say it anyway. Don't lose site of who you are but hold onto your past as it drives you to your future.
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.
Make New Friends
In the past two years I have surprised myself. I always considered myself to be the type of person that can't make new friends. Not because I am not willing to mind you but because I don't like people. No I am not willing to get into a psychological discussion as to why I don't like people (I pay a therapist for that). As of my most recent session I have come up with the following: I don't like people: past traumatizing experiences, unwillingness to explore new territory and general shyness (I think this is the most logical and the one I will hold onto). However, one never gives up hope! In the past two years I have made a total of 10 new friends and 15 new friends based on relationship. To place this into context is equivalent to 100 home runs or buying a house worth $5.5 M. I am a really rich woman...anyone up for shopping?
OK so here are some prime examples.
Rachel: Smart, beautiful, funny and very talented chef. A woman after my own heart. She is a new friend who I idolize for her intelligence, strength and integrity.
Jessica: Cautious, smart and outgoing. A woman who no matter what she faces bends the will of those who will make situations fit her life. At the same time being a great mom.
Todd: Down to earth, gifted and genuine human. A man who will give you the shirt off his back then turn around and make one out of the nature surrounding himself.
Tara: Determined, caring and self sacrificing. A woman who holds onto who she is but is willing to give everything she is for those she loves.
Kyle: Smart, cautious and calculated. A man who will take his time to properly set up a game of Rock-Em-Sock-Em-Robots to ensure the game is fair and at the same time knowing his component is just his next victim.
Sue: Poised, intelligent and optimistic. A woman who is human like the rest of us but looks toward the future and might I add beautiful doing so.
These are just some examples of my new friends. To me this group stands for the woman I am and hope to become.
Keep The Old
I had a chance tonight to catch up with all my old friends. The ones I have felt for the past two years that I have left behind. I learned so many things I missed and had strong feelings about what I could be missing out on. I can't wait to tell you about my conclusion but that comes at the end of this blog.
Inez: Beautiful, strong and in touch with her culture. A woman who does not let society tell her she has a hard challenge before her based on her heritage.
Bianca: Strong, dedicated and honest. A woman (dare I call her that at 18) who takes everything she has witnessed and moves it to something she can use to drive her into the future.
Elizabeth/Celeste: Emotional, beautiful and hard to defeat. A woman who no matter what she faces (even if it crushes her temporarily) comes out on top.
Dante: Dependable, cool and wise. A man who you can count on to recognize what is important and what can slip between the cracks.
LaMar: Soulful, caring and genuine. A man who reaches into his soul to find the guidance to protect those who need it and even those who don't.
Conclusion
Tonight I had the unique opportunity to evaluate my new life in comparison with my old. To be honest I can say it was hard. Looking at all the good qualities of my old/new life it was hard to see the truth. Interestingly enough all it took was a kiss. The kiss reminded me that as long as you are always honest, committed to who you are and can stand to look yourself in the mirror then the new track you are on is the right one. This in no way means you have to let go of your past. Quite the opposite in fact. You must look at those you have surrounded yourself with and thank them. Without them the lessons they were there to teach all but disappear. At the same time you have to hold on to your new life. They are the people dragging you kicking and screaming into the future you are searching for.
So at the end of a long day I now understad what that old campfire song really meant...at least to me. Hold close those people in you past who helped you climb out of the bucket you were stuck in. At the same time hug those who were on the other side to pull you the rest of the way.
It seems very cliche to say but I will say it anyway. Don't lose site of who you are but hold onto your past as it drives you to your future.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Mixing Work with Wedding
My desire to move into a marketing career means that I must start learning new skills and upgrading the ones I currently have. Guess what new skill I am leaning here? Why yes it is the exciting world of blogging. I keep sitting here looking at the screen wondering how to make this interesting enough to read while still keeping my life private. Unfortunately there is no way for that to happen. If you are going to use any social media tool you give up your rights to privacy. No matter how strick your privacy settings are, how limited you are with your information and how careful you are about what you wright you are giving up your privacy in exchange for global electronic human connection. Global electronic human connection now that is a mind bender but that is not the topic we are exploring today so I will get back on track.
I have to learn how to blog for work and wanted to talk about something that is exciting in my life right now. Right now the most exciting thing in my life is planning for my wedding. I am marring the man of my dreams Jay and want us to have a celebration that reflects the depth of our love, our beliefs and includes all those we love.
We were never able to separate work from our wedding. We met at work and the people that mean the most to us are those we work with. We are having Jay's boss and someone I consider to be like a father to me Barry performing our ceremony. A friend and coworker Jennifer is making all the jewelry for the wedding. Another coworker who is the Queen of Cakes Dana is making our cake. A good deal of the people attending our wedding are from work. So since our wedding and work have always mingled I started using my wedding as practice for the career I want.
Most recently I used Facebook to find out the flowers I am going to have. First I started a survey so people could vote on the flowers I just couldn't decide between. End result Calla Lilies. Then I scoured the internet searching for bouquet ideas. I narrowed down my choices to 15 bridal bouquets and 15 bridesmaid bouquets. The voting has worked so well that I decided to do it again. I posted all 30 photos in albums and asked all my friends to vote by "liking" their favorite photos. I narrowed it down to 3 for each category and had a final round of voting. It was so much fun I feel like I found a way to allow people to give their opinion (one thing you learn planning a wedding is EVERYONE has on opinion), have fun and get free help. It was great too because I was able to learning the type of things people like to be involved with on Facebook.
So the winning bouquets are...
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