Friends and acquaintances

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Today's daily dose: Friends and acquaintances
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There is yet another aspect of cleaning the clutter we haven't considered yet - those people we see on a regular or semi-regular basis. Those people we call friends and acquaintances. We won't look at "families" and other people we live with at this point, just those people with whom we associate occasionally.

What do you talk about when you get together? Is it positive, negative or you can't remember what the conversation was about because it was a whole load of bland?

Remember what we said about everything impacting on everything else, and the second major point - what goes into your mind you will a) focus on and b) will find it coming out of your mouth at some point in the future. Conversations may seem harmless, but the subtle tones and words used can make a huge difference to how much you can and do achieve.

Say for instance you have a goal to exercise more in a bid to get fit and maybe lose a bit of weight. What would your friends do if they heard that statement? Would they buy you the biggest piece of cake, with the words like - well you tried that before, so just eat already, or would they strap on their shoes and go with you?

We all need friends like - if you ever get stuck in a Mexican jail I'll come and bail you out...type of friends. We also need friends who can buoy us up when times are bad, and friends who are great listeners - but these are not (or shouldn't be) whinge sessions - despite the economic woes at the moment. And you need to be the same for your friends too.

Next time you get together, listen to what is being said and who is saying it. Then you have to make a decision - are these helping you to achieve your goals or not? And if they're not, well as hard as it is for me to say this, but maybe you need to limit your association with these kinds of people.

As always - just a thought or two.

With many thoughts
Elle