Posted on February 16th, 2008 at 10:24 pm by fran25 and
I am still trying to get used to living in a new area–not too far from home, but yet very different. The other day I was walking around work and it just hit me at all of the people passing by that resembled my friends and coworkers from home. I know some might think I am crazy, but it is a comforting thought. It seems like everywhere you go, you will always have the “brown noses,” “trouble-makers,” “loud mouths,” “procrastinators,” etc. I spent the whole day finding people that reminded me of the people I worked with/my friends. There would even be vehicles that passed by that looked like vehicles that my friends drove–it was very satisfying in a strange sort of way. :-) Nonetheless, I learned a valuable lesson by looking around. Your friends are always going to be your friends no matter how distant they are. By finding people that reminded me of people I had left in my home town, I realized that my friends and family are with me where ever I may go–they’re only as far away as I let them be. In addition, I realized that a new place doesn’t have to be so foreign if I find the things that I am comfortable with, it very quickly becomes home. :-)
Link Here | February 17, 2008,
You are so right, I have moved twice now and I always see people that remind me of my old friends. I even seen this person that was an old friend once that was actually an old friend in my area. I was so used to seeing people that reminded me of old friends I didn’t think anything about it unitil she said my name. That was so weird to see her in my neck of the woods. Anyways, keep in touch with your friends, they tend to slip away when you don’t live close.
Barbara Nantz