Lawrence,
I like Vicki's points here. I would add that one thing I do is to ask what
a person's interests are and then ask them quesitons about those interests.
For example, if someone says they like sports, ask about the kind of sports
and whether they play, watch games, or what. If they have a spouse or kids,
ask how they are doing. That's a concrete way to show you care about them
as a person and are trying to be friendly. Also, if you need help from that
person, try to find a way to help in return, even if it's just praying or
taking them out for coffee.
I hope these thoughts are helpful to you, and I wish you the best in making
friends. It can be hard as a blind person to find someone to talk to,
especially in a crowd, but sometimes God has sent that person to me despite
the crowd.
I'll pray for you in your efforts to make more friends.
JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: Fw: Making Friends
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C55320.2040BE60
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> Hi Laurence,
>
> Intended this to go to echurch also. So if you already read your copy, =
> you might want to hit the delete.
>
> I hope I have your name right. I think all of us struggle with feeling =
> isolated and like we have no friends. I realize I'm speaking in general =
> terms here. Maybe others will also have some comments. But one thing =
> that comes to mind is something my mother often told me when I was =
> growing up. She'd say, "Now if you want friends you have to learn to be =
> a friend." I have often found that true for me. In fact, there is lots =
> about friendship in the book of Proverbs. For example,
> "A man who has friends must himself be friendly," from Proverbs 18:24. =
> This of course also applies to women too. You're not alone in feeling =
> isolated. From time to time we all do, to one degree or another. Your =
> particular circumstances and your surroundings may not make it easy for =
> you either.
>
> Vicki
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: laurent coleiro=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Pray for Steve Please
>
>
>
> can any body tell me how can i make friends
> \
>
> please thank you
> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C55320.2040BE60
> Content-Type: text/html;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
> <HTML><HEAD>
> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
> charset=3Diso-8859-1">
> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR>
> <STYLE></STYLE>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Laurence,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Intended this to go to echurch =
> also. So if=20
> you already read your copy, you might want to hit the =
> delete.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hope I have your name right. I =
> think all of=20
> us struggle with feeling isolated and like we have no friends. I =
> realize=20
> I'm speaking in general terms here. Maybe others will also have =
> some=20
> comments. But one thing that comes to mind is something my mother =
> often=20
> told me when I was growing up. She'd say, "Now if you want friends =
> you=20
> have to learn to be a friend." I have often found that true for =
> me. =20
> In fact, there is lots about friendship in the book of Proverbs. =
> For=20
> example,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"A man who has friends must himself be =
> friendly,"=20
> from Proverbs 18:24. This of course also applies to women =
> too. =20
> You're not alone in feeling isolated. From time to time we all do, =
> to one=20
> degree or another. Your particular circumstances and your =
> surroundings may=20
> not make it easy for you either.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Vicki</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE=20
> style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
> BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
> <DIV=20
> style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
> black"><B>From:</B>=20
> <A [log in to unmask]
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">laurent coleiro</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
> [log in to unmask]
> =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
> TJOHNS.EDU</A>=20
> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 06, 2005 =
> 10:17 PM</DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Pray =
> for Steve=20
> Please</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
> size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D2 POINTSIZE=3D"10" =
> DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><BR>can any=20
> body tell me how can i make friends<BR>\<BR><BR>please thank=20
> you</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
>
> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C55320.2040BE60--
>
|
