So I have been meeting a lot of new people lately. I genuinely enjoy getting to know people and getting myself out there to meet folks. I am one of those gals who truly believes you learn more from other people as you visit with them and hear their stories, than you ever will from a book.
That being said, I have a tendency to keep personal things about myself hidden. Sure, I will talk about my family and I will talk about views and opinions... but I am always scared to share what it is that makes me who I am. Secrets, desires and dreams aplenty are kept to myself. In the meantime I am literally dragging info from my new found friends. In my brain, people are a puzzle in which I need to have every piece in my possesion before I can really begin. I love hearing peoples stories and sometimes I think people like me because I let them talk. I am a pretty easy person to talk to. I absolutely don't judge and I offer advice if that is what my friends want.
Sometimes there are situations where I do let someone in and it is just too much for them. My family in general is overwhelming for new-comers, but then they start realizing just how far out of the box we live as well as think... well let's just say we are not for the faint of heart. There have been some who have accepted the challenge and ultimately become a permanent member of our family, but not a ton.
I am not mean to our friends and I am not a yeller, but I will admit that we have a tendency to suck all of the energy right out of a room. It is sometimes hard for people to get me to open up and I know that can be discouraging. I have a problem with hermiting at home when my stress gets to be too much for me.
So circling to the beginning paragraph, we have some newcomers in our lives and there are a few I genuinely like so wish me luck that we don't scare them off with our antics ;)
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