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Originally Posted by Yorio
Outside of your immediate neighbors, how did you meet your first friend in TV? We went to visit our mail box one morning and came across a couple who were looking at a map of TV in the parking area. I asked whether they needed help and that started our conversation which lasted sometime including about his spiffy new golf cart. As we were headed their way, they told us to visit his place which we did. The following week, we asked whether they would like to come for a drink. This is how our first friends came to be. Florida's friendliest town!  |
I met some wonderful folks through TOTV. KathieI, Graciegirl and PTurner got me through some tough times of serious doubts about having bought a house here, getting rid of so much of my past when we were packing, etc. Don't think we would have made it without them.
Since being here, we have both made so many dear friends. We are blessed to live in a neighborhood where just about everyone goes out of their way to be kind and helpful. Believe it or not, I tend to be on the shy side. I always joke about putting me in front of 500 people to give a lecture, I am fine, no problem, but put in a room with 3 people I don't know and I am very shy.
Depends on the role you play...the professional role was a piece of cake...the personal is more challenging. That really happened...my boss called and told me a speaker cancelled out at a conference he was at and he offered me up to take the speaker's place and I had to be there the next morning. No prep time, no notes, no nothing. Lecture went fine. Cocktail party afterwards...now THAT was hard. Needless to say, I had a little chat with the boss about that whole deal. LOL
The point of all the above is that even if you see yourself as shy and less outgoing (hubby is the exact opposite..he is very outgoing) then others, the people here are so kind and accepting that you can just be you and you will fit in anyway. We are finally at an age where you can be yourself and not really care what others think and that self acceptance is a very good thing and makes things easier in and of itself. I met my first friend here when she came over and invited us to the block party. Since then we have been on the go and I am learning to be more outgoing....so I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.