Hurray for new friends
Life is such a strange and wonderful and confusing animal (one might even call it an "living ganglion of irreconcilable antagonisms"). It can be terribly painful and is often an almost insurmountable struggle. However, life also contains thousands of little potentials for happiness and joy. These things are often small and may seem of no consequence in the long run, but can have the power to make all the troubles of the world seem to melt away. One of these little joys happened to me this weekend: making new friends.
It's amazing how easy it is to get set into one's everyday life, doing the same things at the same time and the same places each day. There is, of course, something comforting about routine, but once in a while the routine needs to be shaken up. This weekend I found myself spending a lot of time with a few people I had met before, without really getting to know well. It started with an invite to a small birthday get-together and lead to three carpools to Thomasville, an evening drink, and a Sunday afternoon lunch at Ham's. I had so much fun! It was very refreshing to spend time with new friends (and of course it helps that all of these folks are really great and a lot of fun to be around).
Who knows if this weekend will lead to a new routine and more time spent with new friends, but regardless of the future, I can safely say I've had a great weekend getting to know some wonderful people. It's funny how easy it can be to focus on all oppressive aspects of life; you almost forget how simple and innocent a happy day can be.
Thanks guys.
It's amazing how easy it is to get set into one's everyday life, doing the same things at the same time and the same places each day. There is, of course, something comforting about routine, but once in a while the routine needs to be shaken up. This weekend I found myself spending a lot of time with a few people I had met before, without really getting to know well. It started with an invite to a small birthday get-together and lead to three carpools to Thomasville, an evening drink, and a Sunday afternoon lunch at Ham's. I had so much fun! It was very refreshing to spend time with new friends (and of course it helps that all of these folks are really great and a lot of fun to be around).
Who knows if this weekend will lead to a new routine and more time spent with new friends, but regardless of the future, I can safely say I've had a great weekend getting to know some wonderful people. It's funny how easy it can be to focus on all oppressive aspects of life; you almost forget how simple and innocent a happy day can be.
Thanks guys.
posted by MadMusician at 5:57 AM
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