You don't make friends

Some of you know that one of my aims in recent years has been to make more women friends. When I read something about how to do this a few minutes ago, I felt compelled to share it. From The Golden Present, Satchidananda, you don't make friends, you become a friend. How true that is! I recall while in Santa Fe attending a four-day yoga teacher training at Prajna Temple - during lunch breaks I walked over to a woman and began visiting with her. In every case, she approached me the next day! And we still email each other! ----- Why do I try to make life so complex when in fact, it is really simple. Many of us are beginning to learn this - simplifying has become a popular thing to at least think about. Doing it has been one of the most fruitful steps I've taken toward happiness. It has become a game for me now. Almost every day I find something and set it aside to give away. I learned yesterday that the Literacy Council has a used books store near Piedmont Tech - that's where I'll take my used books now. ------Today is laundry day - haven't washed towels in three weeks or so and I need to pick up a few things in 96 anyway, so I'll run a load while I do.---then it's time to sweep and wash down the porch and clean out the planters of their weeds - many little oak seedlings - and clear our clutter in the yard. How wonderful it is to have guests (family especially) coming on Wednesday - gives me the obvious shove to clean up a bit! Don't want my daughters-in-law to see my place in a mess!