Old Friends & New Relationships

I was having a conversation with my husband the other morning and we were discussing the act of socializing. This is where I found that we were totally different in our methods of meeting new people. He said to me...it's hard to walk in a room and find someone that is like you, someone you can carry on a conversation with.

At that moment in time I realized that I am totally different...I look for people that are different from me...people that will show me different opinions, thoughts and ideas...maybe someone who will take me down a different path in thought or life. I enjoy seeing and exploring new ideas; without them I feel stifled unable to grow or learn.

Last Saturday I met a dear friend of mine at Starbucks...we met in first grade and went through high school together but after graduation we went our separate ways. We recently connected on Facebook and have enjoyed regenerating our old relationship but in new grown up ways - she was driving through last weekend and reached out and we had the chance to visit for a short time. I immediately knew why we became best friends in first grade...her smile could always bring me out of a bad mood in an instant!

Maintaining old relationships seems to be more important to us as we get older...there is something inside us that pushes us to rekindle, check back in or just relish in the ones we have maintained. As important as old relationships are; new ones are just as important....even old ones that are new!