Branching Out

i was there, and i saw the Connecticut people, and i thought "man you guys are wicked lost, 95 North is nowhere near here", but then i realized only boston people say that. haha stupid red sox!

This post is soo soo true. widening out is extremely important. Heres an example, and im sure since NJ circuits have almost all been changed..most of us can agree. Yesterday was our Special Day assembly...the first one with our new circuit. livy, u kno wha im tlkin bout cuz u were there n u know how it goes. COMPLETELY new people, and a totally different atmosphere then our old circuit. Anyway...im looking around during lunch and i spot "our congregation"'s group of young people standing around, and its just the regular 4 or 5 of them. Pretty much just standing there as if they had no idea where they were. Livy u KNO wha im tlkin about. im thinkin back about when i used to hang out wit this "group", but kinda left them because they are too much of a clique. Once i left that "clique" and decided to "widen out", i met a whole bunch of different people. its a good thing i did because once we changed circuits, i figured i wouldnt know anybody, but once i got inside the assembly hall, it turned out that i knew just as much, if not more of the brothers n sisters in this circuit, then our old one. all because of "widening out". its not wonder we're encouraged to do this, because as livy...we dont know where we're going to be when things happen, and the fact that changes are made in the organization...being able to adapt to new circumstances are important.

this is very important

HOWEVER

sometimes i think that i just have way too many friends and just can't make any more cuz i can't keep up with the ones i already have. but even with this mentality, i'm still constantly meeting new interesting people. I think its retarded to stick with one little clique. People like that should just kill themselves

I have to agree with you -- I LOVE widening out and meeting new people. I met SO many cool people this past weekend in Boston. Just some awesome awesome friends, all brothers and sisters, all about service and music and having fun... I missed Dan though. :(

But honestly Jehovah's organization is soooo amaazing, we are never alone or with out family... it'such a gift.

this is very true! i don't like cliques, it's so high schoolish.

I love meeting new ones! we had a local needs on this last week. Great info!

I wish more ppl thought this way! I tend to like go through cliques of ppl. I'll hang out with them & their friends & then someone starts ignoreing my calls or stops calling me & I just evenually give up altogether & move on. People are always like "weren't you friends with so&so?" & I just say " I used to think so, but i don't know what happened?"

unfortunately their are an amazing amount of imature ppl in the truth. I'm always finding out that someone doesn't like me because of something idiotic like they don't like the way i laugh or the music i listen to....really people, is that important???

I tend to have my foot in several different social circles. I have SO many different interests that it has to be that way for me. One thing that is a must is quality friends tho, which can't always be found in your immediate proximity. So, I too have friends all over the place. Sometimes that sucks but I really don't mind traveling for the company of good friends, it's priceless and very important to me especially at this time in my life. So yea.. and I hate when people complain that they have no friends. Widening out means YOU have to take the initiative. You have to at least meet them halfway and sometimes you have to put forth more effort than the other person.