“ What’s
your super power?”
I think my super power is making new friends. Even though
basically I’m shy and it is hard for me to make new friends, I force myself to
be more outgoing. When I do, I’m usually happy with making new friends. I know
it is worthwhile even if it isn’t easy. But then, who said having super powers
would be easy.
Over the years I have been lucky enough to have friends in real
life. I’ve also had many online friends and even luckier to have met some of
them in real life! That is really special to me because I realize that the
world is a much smaller place than I ever imagined.
I met a lot of friends through digital scrapbooking on line. I
was able to meet Meg and her children in Oregon when we passed through. I also
met Yolanda and her husband in Puerto Rico. Now when we cruise there, we try to
meet up and visit.
I have a lot of education online friends and have met up with
them at conferences and in places we have visited. I met up with Diane and her
husband at Lake George, NY when we stopped there. She has been to our area and
we were able to meet up when she came for library conferences. We drove through
Kansas and stopped in Hutchinson where I met a large group of online friends
for dinner.
I belong to an online fiber and yarn crafting site and have met
many of my crafting friends in person when I go to festivals and retreats. I
met my friends Wendy, Lois, and Denise at Maryland Sheep and Wool and NY Sheep
and Wool. There is usually a podcaster meetup there and I’ve met even more
friends in person. Then for the past 2 years I have gone to a knitting retreat
where there are 200 of my online friends there in person.
When we go on cruises, I look for people on Cruise Critic and
Facebook who will be on the same cruise as us. Someone usually starts a group
at these places so I join in. Then when we go on the cruise, I get to meet up
with the people that I’ve been talking to online and it is so much fun! In fact
it helps to make the cruise more fun since I “know” other people already.
So, I guess meeting new friends has become my super power. What
is yours? Please share.
Original Photo by Pat Hensley
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