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Re: How did you go about building a support system? » Larry Hoover

Posted by Deneb on March 4, 2006, at 14:29:42

In reply to Re: How did you go about building a support system? » Deneb, posted by Larry Hoover on March 4, 2006, at 11:57:27

> I speak to you, Deneb, because you have so much energy. Every hospital uses volunteers. Every publicly funded retirement home uses volunteers, in my experience. There are many ways you could help, with no prior training, but just giving your energy to the care of people who need it. In doing so, you touch lives. And you meet people.

I always make up some excuse to not do those things, like I'm too busy. I think I'm afraid of the unknown. I don't know if I have it in me. I don't know if I will do a good job. I will seriously consider this though.

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> As to support systems, you build them the same way. You invest of yourself. Sometimes all it takes is being somewhere, and doing similar things, with similar-minded people. When's the last time you met with your astronomy buddies? When's the last time you looked at the night sky? When is the last time you looked at your namesake, Deneb?

I miss going camping with my astronomy buddies. It's too cold for camping now, but that's no excuse for not posting on their message board. I don't know what happened. It's been so long now.

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> There are some good ideas being tossed around in this thread. But you can't think your way into having a support system. You do things with people, and it happens. The more people you do things with, the more it happens.

I don't do things with anyone. Right now at least I have a tutor. That's some human contact. He's a really nice tutor.

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> It comes from saying yes more, instead of no.

I said "yes" a couple of times when my high school friends asked me out to dinner. I wouldn't consider them my support system though.

You're right Lar. I need to put more energy into finding friends and meeting people. It's just difficult because I'm not much of a people person.

Deneb


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