Relationships

I’ve been thinking about the “mend 3 relationships” goal of the UBBT (not romantic relationships). When I was choosing which requirements I wanted to do for UBBT 6 I decided to leave this one out. I still back my decision because, speaking earnestly, I don’t have many relationships gone bad and those that have, happened for a reason. I think all the ones gone bad ended when I decided I didn’t want to be around somebody that only impacts my life negatively. The ones gone bad were unhealthy for me and getting out was good for me. There’s no benefit in mending them, I would be taking steps backward. I have my share of relationships that slowly faded into the mist, not really ending, just not continuing. Life happens, things get in the way, practicality rears its ugly head and people grow distant, the world keeps spinning.

Instead of mending relationships gone wrong I would like to strengthen some of my weaker relationships. I have a list in my mind made up of what I call high quality people. These are people I have met that, for some reason or another, made a strong impression on me as being fantastic people. The specifics of what makes someone, in my opinion, a “high quality” person is variable person to person and somewhat indescribable. They are strong people you want to surround yourself with. These are people we want in our lives because we feel that their presence could help us become better people.

It’s a social goal of mine to try and surround myself with as many high quality people as I can. There are a few people on this list that I regret not knowing better. So instead of mending past relationships I’m going to try and rekindle/create new ones with people I have always wanted to know better. I can think of at least a few names in my phone that I should be calling more frequently. I’m going to make a point of trying to integrate our social circles.