50+ community Weekend Check-in April 2-4, 2021
Happy Friday to everyone 
Usually in the weekend we have a little more time than during the week. So why not calling a friend? 
Think about someone you care about who you haven't spoken to in a while. Reach out and call them to see what they are up to and how their life is going. Keeping up with old friends can keep you happy throughout your life.
Come back here and share with us whether you think it is important to you to connect with others and what benefits you're experiencing if you do so.
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Hi Peace, I know it’s important for me to connect with others, but it just causes me anxiety. I have a small group of “friends” that I text or video with, but not often. I try to connect more, but it takes me a while to recoup after interpersonal connections. I’m working on it though. 🙂
@yzzil
Having a small circle of friends to talk to sounds really helpful . Hope that by connecting with them more often in future your anxiety will lessen.
@yzzil good to see you here. all the best to you.
Hi again Peace, I reread the post and thought if this… at my 40th reunion time frame, I connected with my 2 best friends from high school. It was like no time had passed, and a whole lifetime had passed. I find we have similar dynamics from way back when. Lol. Catching up was amazing, but hanging out with them every month or two has really brought some joy, and something to look forward to. ❤️. Thanks for the Friday reminder.
@yzzil
Wow yzzil, awesome, I bet you did not expect such a great outcome! 
@yzzil
So glad that you reconnected with your two great HS friends. What a nice thing to feel comfortable with them and for it all to just be alright. I'm glad you all have also decided to stay in touch since the reunion. You did real well going to the reunion also. It does get hard talking to even a small group of others. I get that. I hate being caught in a talky situation in a small group. All I want to do is escape out of there. It is extremely stressful. I look forward to more of your posts on here. Nice to meet you yzzil.
@amiablePeace77
I visited a friend who is a twin to me ( not siblings but share same birthday) in the hospital. I bought her some p.j. bottoms and shirts and ice coffee. I spent 2 hours with her before her test had to be done.
@pamharley003
It must have been very assuring and calming for your twin to have you there. Tests can cause a lot of anxiety, hope all went well.
What a great topic, friends are so important in our lives and I believe people come into our lives for a reason, not always staying in our lives but leaving their impression for whatever reason that may be. We all need that connection in our lives
@placidPlum3193
Great insight placidPlum, not all encounters with people are meant to last forever, sometimes they are just there to teach us something and then leave again.
@placidPlum3193
I do agree with you that some people do come into our lives for diff periods, offering us diff things for the while they are in our lives. I am greatful for a lot of the people that I am been able to even have in my life for the short period that they were there for. I've for sure learned over the years that nothing lasts forever.
Tired.
@FoolsSelf
Hope you get some rest soon FoolsSelf. Sometimes doing a fun activity can take away the tiredness too if it's not caused by too little sleep.
hello. happy easter
@Unknown
Happy Easter to you too!
With the topie of friends in our lives, I have made a lot of changes in my life during the past 3 or so years. Wtith these life improvements, my friends in my life have changed a lot. I still have a very few from the past, and they are very good friends and I greatly appreciate them. My newer friends from the past 3 or so years are all great, loving, kind, caring friends. I am so thankful that I have made it this far in life and have been able to return back to a lot of things that are important to me in my life, thus bringing my newer friends around me.
I do have a lot of trouble communicating, and being around my friends, old or new. It all just stems from my past years of abuse and trauma and how it still affects me. I often get real bad off and have to not communicate for a while. But, most of my friends understand this and are okay with it. I'm so glad that they are.
You can only be who you are and if your friends understand that, that is good and being thankful or grateful for that is a step in the right direction 🌷Happy Spring, hope there is sunshine ☀️ in your day!
@placidPlum3193
Thank you so much. That meant a lot to me. Thank you also for taking your time to read and comment.
@Amelia2324
Lovely to hear that you could make those positive changes in your life! It's important to have supportive people around us. I hope many more will come into your life in the future.
It must be hard for you but also for your friends that your past still impacts you so much. I hope coming here will help to deal with whatever you had to face in past years. Good that most of your friends understand that it is not intentionally but as a result of what you've been through.
Thank you lots ami. You understand so much that it is scary. We hope good for you ami
@Amelia2324
Thanks Amelia 💙