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I remember walking into Mr. Brown’s seventh-grade music class and thinking, why do I have to take music. I do NOT like to sing. Mr. Brown seemed to always wear a starched white shirt, with the cuffed sleeves rolled up just above his wrists. Strolling around the room with his slightly protruding belly and a stern look on his face, he was still able to make music class…interesting.
The other thing I remember about Mr. Brown’s class is that I sat next to another quiet girl who like music about as much as I did, which was just a little. It mostly had to so with that awkward stage of having a squeaky voice. What I remember most is singing a song that had to do with making new friends.
Today is National Make a Friend Day, so I’ll share what I remember of that song.
“Make new friends but, keep the old one is silver and the other is gold.”
With that being said, go out and make a new friend today. Why? Because friends challenge us, support us, and even help us see new perspectives. You can celebrate National Make a Friend Day in the following ways:
· Share your smile – sometimes a simple smile can make someone’s day or start a conversation.
· Join a club or take a new class – this is a fun way to make friends. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to try ballroom dancing, take an art class or try tap dancing (oops, these are things I’ve done recently).
· Revive an old friendship – reach out to someone you haven’t talked to in a while, set a date to meet face to face over lunch, coffee or something else of your choosing.
Just to take the pressure off of yourself, don’t feel obligated to make everything happen today. Any day is a good day to make a friend. Use National Make a Friend Day as a starting point to a new friendship.
How will you celebrate National Make a Friend Day?
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