Making friends in person

My address book has also become sparser over the years - I cherish the friendships I have and I am open to making new friends (but without expectation).

When a relationship ends, it is natural to wonder whether you are worthy. Spoiler: you are!

It is hard just walking into a new setting - and doing it anyway is courageous. How rewarding might it be to do that crafting and maybe learn something new with some other folk?

I find that the more I do positive/fun things that I fret about, the easier it gets and, because the outcome varies, I am less inclined to worry it will go wrong as evidence does not support my worry.

Worry gets in the way and keeps us small.

If it doesn't work out, I think about what I learned and try something or somewhere else. It's a percentage game in a way.

Hope this helps a bit.

My address book has also become sparser over the years - I cherish the friendships I have and I am open to making new friends (but without expectation).

When a relationship ends, it is natural to wonder whether you are worthy. Spoiler: you are!

It is hard just walking into a new setting - and doing it anyway is courageous. How rewarding might it be to do that crafting and maybe learn something new with some other folk?

I find that the more I do positive/fun things that I fret about, the easier it gets and, because the outcome varies, I am less inclined to worry it will go wrong as evidence does not support my worry.

Worry gets in the way and keeps us small.

If it doesn't work out, I think about what I learned and try something or somewhere else. It's a percentage game in a way.

Hope this helps a bit.

Thank you, I think it's hard to work out what I want sometimes. I'm told, you must want a friend or asked by counsellors do you want a friend? Maybe looking into crafts would be better. I can do my craft and talk around things if that makes sense?! Again, this is useful!