Family isn’t always blood. They’re the
people in your life who appreciate
having you in theirs – the ones who
encourage you to improve in healthy
and exciting ways, and who not only
embrace who you are now, but also
embrace and embody who you want to
be. These people – your real family –
are the ones who truly matter.
Here are twenty tips to help you find
and foster these special relationships.
1. Free yourself from negative people.
– Spend time with nice people who
are smart, driven and like-minded.
Relationships should help you, not
hurt you. Surround yourself with
people who reflect the person you
want to be. Choose friends who you
are proud to know, people you
admire, who love and respect you –
people who make your day a little
brighter simply by being in it. Life
is too short to spend time with
people who suck the happiness out
of you. When you free yourself from
negative people, you free yourself to
be YOU – and being YOU is the only
way to truly live.
2. Let go of those who are already
gone. – The sad truth is that there
are some people who will only be
there for you as long as you have
something they need. When you no
longer serve a purpose to them, they
will leave. The good news is, if you
tough it out, you’ll eventually weed
these people out of your life and be
left with some great people you can
count on. We rarely lose friends and
lovers, we just gradually figure out
who our real ones are. So when
people walk away from you, let them
go. Your destiny is never tied to
anyone who leaves you. It doesn’t
mean they are bad people; it just
means that their part in your story is
over.
3. Give people you don’t know a fair
chance. – When you look at a
person, any person, remember that
everyone has a story. Everyone has
gone through something that has
changed them, and forced them to
grow. Every passing face on the
street represents a story every bit as
compelling and complicated as
yours. We meet no ordinary people
in our lives. If you give them a
chance, everyone has something
amazing to offer. So appreciate the
possibility of new relationships as
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